2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Personnel
On December 26, 2015, Texas defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway declared for the 2016 NFL Draft, thus forgoing his fourth year as part of the Longhorns football team. Jermaine Roberts, a cornerback recruit for Texas in 2014, announced his transfer from the Texas football team in February 2016; former Longhorns defensive backs Adrian Colbert and Bryson Echols similarly announced to transfer from the university in February. In addition to Texas' 2016 recruiting class, former LSU placekicker and 2015 Lou Groza Award semifinalist Trent Domingue signed a financial aid agreement to join the Texas football program as a graduate transfer on July 24, 2016.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Personnel, Returning starters
Texas' 2016 team will feature seven offensive players and ten defensive players that started games for the team in 2015, as well as punter Michael Dickson. In addition, fifteen other players that saw substantial playing time in 2015 are set to return as part of the Longhorns in 2016. According to ESPN, the total number of combined starts among Texas players returning in 2016 was 310, with 111 of those starts from returning offensive players and 119 from defensive players; Texas' 310 combined starts ranked third among teams in the Big 12.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Personnel, Award watch lists
In addition to individual awards, linebacker Malik Jefferson was named to Sporting News' Preseason All-American first team on July 1. Jefferson was also named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team on July 13, alongside cornerback Davante Davis and offensive linesmen Patrick Vahe and Connor Williams. The Big 12 also identified Jefferson as the Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Schedule
Texas will play its first three games against teams outside the Big 12; two of these will be at home and one will be played away. The opening game against Notre Dame will be the second consecutive year in which the two teams have played as part of a scheduling agreement made in 2010. Although the game was initially scheduled on September 3, in April 2016 the game was moved to the following day to maximize national coverage. Similarly, a deal made in 2009 pits Texas and California Golden Bears football in a non-conference game, while the game between Texas and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) replaces an initially scheduled home-and-home series between Texas and Minnesota.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Schedule
On November 24, 2015, the Big 12 released its tentative schedule for intra-conference games, occupying the remaining nine games on Texas' schedule; four of these games are to be played at home, four away, and one game, the Red River Showdown, will be played in Dallas, Texas. Although the Red River Showdown is set to take place on a team-neutral field, Oklahoma is designated as the home team on even-numbered years; thus, Texas will serve as the away team during the 2016 edition of the rivalry game. Conference games are set to be played in a round-robin format, and thus all Big 12 teams will face all other teams within the conference. Kickoff times for Texas' games against UTEP, California, and TCU were released by the conference on June 1.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Schedule
The Longhorns will play on consecutive weeks from September 4 to November 24 with the exception of the week of September 24, which serves as a bye week. In addition, Texas will not play a game on the week of December 3 in contrast to six other Big 12 teams. All games will be played on Saturday except for the game against Notre Dame, which will be played on Sunday, and the game against TCU, which will be played on a Friday. The game between Texas and TCU was initially scheduled for Thanksgiving, but was rescheduled for November 25 in February 2016; Texas had switched between playing TCU or Texas Tech on Thanksgiving after Texas A&M left the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 2012.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Schedule, Media affiliates
Texas' flagship radio station is KTXX-FM ("The Horn", 104.9 FM) based in Austin, Texas. Fourteen other FM stations and twenty-one AM stations cover UT's football games around Texas, while a pair of FM and AM stations based in Austin cover Texas games in Spanish. Texas Longhorns football games are broadcast via satellite radio on Sirius channel 117, XM channel 202, and SiriusXM channel 969.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Schedule, Media affiliates
On June 1, the Big 12 announced that the Red River Rivalry game between Texas and Oklahoma would be televised by Fox Sports 1, making it the first time since 1998 that a FOX-affiliated channel covered the game; between 1998 and 2016, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) carried the rivalry game.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Season summary, Rankings
The preseason Coaches Poll was released on August 4, 2016, with Texas outside of the top 25 but receiving 34 points; this marked the first time the Longhorns appeared in any of the major ranking polls since Week 7 of 2015. Similarly, the preseason AP Poll, released on August 21, 2016, placed Texas outside of the top 25 but awarded the Longhorns 12 points. In both polls, Texas was the fifth highest ranked team in the Big 12. Following a victory against Notre Dame in the season opener, the Longhorns were ranked in the top-25 for the first time since December 2013. Texas moved from an unranked position to 11th in the AP Poll, marking the highest rank given to Texas by the poll since October 2012.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 1 (vs. Notre Dame)
Leading up to Texas' opening game against Notre Dame, the Fighting Irish were favored to win by three to four points. The game between Texas and Notre Dame was to be the debut of Bevo XV, the fifteenth of a succession of live Texas longhorn mascots that traditionally appear at Texas' football games. Shortly before the game, Texas' depth chart was released, indicating that both quarterbacks Tyrone Swoopes and Shane Buechele would share playing time, though Buechele was reportedly expected to start at the position.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 1 (vs. Notre Dame)
Buechele became the first true freshman to start for Texas in a season opener since 1944. At the game, 102,315 people were in attendance at Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, setting an attendance record for the venue and beating the former record of 101,851 set during the 2012 game between Texas and West Virginia.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 1 (vs. Notre Dame)
The game began with Texas kicking off to Notre Dame, after which the Fighting Irish were able to score on their first possession following a 54-yard run by running back Tarean Folston and a 13-yard touchdown pass from DeShone Kizer to wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown. The Longhorns would also score a touchdown on their ensuing drive, scoring off of a 19-yard pass from Shane Buechele to wide receiver Armanti Foreman; a string of three-and-outs by both teams kept the score at 7–7 by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, both Texas quarterbacks Buechele and Swoopes capped off scoring drive with 1-yard touchdown runs, while Notre Dame scored one touchdown in the quarter on another touchdown pass from Kizer to St. Brown. At the end of the first half, the Longhorns led 21–14.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 1 (vs. Notre Dame)
Notre Dame kicked off to Texas to begin the second half, with the Longhorns quickly scoring just two plays later on a long 72-yard pass from Buechele to wide receiver John Burt. A forced three-and-out by the Texas defense allowed Texas to regain possession and gain a 17-point lead after a 25-yard field goal by recently transferred placekicker Trent Domingue.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 1 (vs. Notre Dame)
Despite the double-digit lead, the Fighting Irish would score 21 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarters off of two passing and one rushing touchdown orchestrated by Kizer; an additional 3 points were prevented after defensive end Naashon Hughes blocked a field goal attempt by Justin Yoon at the end of the third quarter. Following these scores, Notre Dame would lead 35–31 after having trailed since the end of the first half.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 1 (vs. Notre Dame)
Texas regained the lead late in the fourth quarter on a 19-yard touchdown by running back D'Onta Foreman; however, the subsequent point after touchdown (PAT) attempt was blocked by Notre Dame and returned 98 yards for a defensive PAT, tying the game at 37–37. The three ensuing drives ended in no scores, leaving the game tied in regulation and bringing the game into overtime.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 1 (vs. Notre Dame)
Texas began the overtime period on offense and were able to score a touchdown via a 3-yard touchdown run by Swoopes; Notre Dame quickly responded with a 25-yard screen pass from Kizer to receiver C. J. Sanders to tie the game at 44–44. In second overtime, the Longhorns defense held the Fighting Irish to a 39-yard field goal. With Texas now only in need of a touchdown to win the game, Swoopes scored on a 6-yard touchdown run after six consecutive rushing plays, ending the game in a 50–47 Longhorns victory.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 1 (vs. Notre Dame)
The 97 combined points were the sixth-most in Longhorns history and were capped by only the third overtime game and second overtime history in the program's history. The win also marked the first win against a top-10 ranked team at home since 2008 and their first win against such a team in week one since 1983. The game's telecast on ABC/ESPN garnered a 7.0 television rating, becoming the network's second most viewed opening game in addition to breaking viewer records for opening games in seven television markets. In addition, the game's broadcast broke average minute audience, unique viewer, and total minutes watched records on WatchESPN, ESPN's Internet streaming service. With the victory, Texas moved to 1–0 for the year.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 2 (vs. UTEP)
Entering week 2, Texas was favored to win by roughly 30 points against UTEP, and began a game as a ranked team for the first time in Charlie Strong's tenure at Texas. The game started with the Longhorns kicking off to UTEP, though the Miners' first three drives ended in three-in-outs, with the Texas defense holding UTEP to 8 total yards on those drives.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 2 (vs. UTEP)
A touchdown pass by Buechele on Texas' first offensive possession was negated after wide receiver Jacorey Warrick fumbled the ball just before crossing the end zone, resulting in a touchback and awarding UTEP with possession of the ball. A subsequent 29-yard touchdown pass by Buechele to Heard marked the first score of the game. Later in the first quarter, a UTEP punt was blocked by defensive back Brandon Jones, leading to a Longhorns field goal to put Texas up 10–7 at the end of the first quarter. The blocked punt was Texas' first since their 2012 game against Texas Tech.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 2 (vs. UTEP)
At the beginning of the second quarter, Texas was not able to capitalize on a fumble recovery, and Miners running back Aaron Jones would score on a 51-yard touchdown run. However, a 43-yard field goal by Domingue and 8-yard touchdown pass by Buechele to Warrick later in the second quarter placed the Longhorns further ahead at the end of the first half, 20–7.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 2 (vs. UTEP)
Texas received the ball to begin the second half, but did not score until the second drive of the half following a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Chris Warren III. A 46-yard touchdown pass by Buechele to receiver Dorian Leonard midway through the third quarter gave Texas a 34–7 lead. The Miners fumbled the ball twice on punt returns in the third quarter, but were able to recover the football each time; however, UTEP was unable to score at any point in the game outside of their sole rushing touchdown in the second quarter.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 2 (vs. UTEP)
Only one score occurred in the fourth quarter on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Buechele to Heard, and the game ultimately ended with a score of 41–7, with the Longhorns winning. The win marked the 50th win in Charlie Strong's head coaching career, including his tenure at Louisville. Ten players made their first collegiate football appearances during the game, including three true freshmen. With the victory, Texas moved to 2–0 for the year.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 3 (at California)
Prior to the game, bookmakers favored Texas to win by around seven points. Following a string of injuries that occurred during Texas' first game against Notre Dame, all starting players that had sat out during the game against UTEP were expected to play against California.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 3 (at California)
Texas' first road game of the season began with California receiving the ball, and the Golden Bears' first drive led to a 29-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Davis Webb to receiver Jordan Veasy; Texas would also score on their first possession off of a 4-yard run by Chris Warren III,  tying the game early in the first quarter.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 3 (at California)
California's next two drives ended in a turnover on downs and a punt, allowing the Longhorns to pull ahead 17–7 with a Trent Domingue field goal and another rushing touchdown by Warren III; however, the Golden Bears were able to score a rushing touchdown at the end of the first quarter to narrow the score to 17–14. The second quarter featured a combined 37 points between the two teams, with scoring plays that included a 41-yard pass from Buechele to Warrick and a safety for the Longhorns and a 29-yard pass from Webb to receiver Melqui Stovall.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 3 (at California)
The blocked punt by Brandon Jones that resulted in a safety was his second of the season, marking the first time that a Longhorns player blocked multiple punts in the same season since 2012. Texas quarterbacks Swoopes and Buechele were each intercepted once in the second quarter, though Buechele left the game briefly in the quarter due to a possible injury after starting the game. A long 51-yard field goal attempt by Domingue to end the half missed, keeping California in the lead 35 33 to the half.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 3 (at California)
Neither California nor Texas were able to score in the third quarter, in stark contrast to the first half. While Domingue missed a 49-yard field goal wide right for the Longhorns on their first possession of the half, all other drives for both teams ended in punts in the third quarter. Texas would score first in the fourth quarter on a 47-yard run by Foreman, taking only one play to reach the end zone. The Golden Bears would quickly respond with a 76-yard drive capped off by a 1-yard rushing touchdown by Webb and subsequent Chad Hansen two point conversion.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 3 (at California)
A 10-yard touchdown pass by Buechele to receiver Jake Oliver briefly tied the game 43–43, only for California to reclaim the lead with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Webb to Hansen. Although Texas regained possession of the ball with under four minutes remaining, the Longhorns were unable to make a first down. The Texas defense was unable to hold the California offense to a three-and-out on their last possession, allowing the Golden Bears to end the game with a quarterback kneel and win 50–43. With the loss, Texas moved to 2–1 for the year.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 4 (Bye week)
On September 23, starting offensive guard Kent Perkins was arrested for DWI, and as a result was suspended for the following week's game against Oklahoma State.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 5 (at Oklahoma State)
Oklahoma State was favored to win by 2–3 points before the game.


2016 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, Week 12 (at Kansas)
The overtime loss to Kansas was the Longhorns' first loss to the Jayhawks since 1938.


2016 Texas Rangers season
The 2016 Texas Rangers season was the Rangers' 56th season of the franchise and the 45th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won the American League (AL) West championship for the second straight season, with the best record in the AL. However, for the second straight year, they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in the Division Series, this time in three games. The Rangers set an MLB record by going 36–11 in one-run games. Because of this stat as well as the team winning 95 games instead of their projected 80 wins, baseball pundits viewed the Rangers as a "lucky" team.


2016 Texas Rangers season, Blue Jays–Rangers brawl
During the May 15, 2016, game against the Toronto Blue Jays, there were two benches-clearing incidents. Following a contentious meeting in the ALDS the previous season, many people thought the Rangers would target Jose Bautista for his controversial bat flip in the ALDS. However, the first six games of the season between the clubs were played without incident. Finally, in the last regular season game between the clubs, Rangers reliever Matt Bush hit Bautista in the ribs with a fastball. On the ensuing play, Bautista slid hard into Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor.


2016 Texas Rangers season, Blue Jays–Rangers brawl
Odor, taking exception, pushed Bautista, then proceeded to punch Bautista squarely in the face. This fight caused both benches and bullpens to clear. Bautista, Odor, Steve Buechele, and Josh Donaldson were ejected after the brawl. Later in the game, Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Chavez hit Prince Fielder with a pitch causing the benches to clear again, although this time no punches were thrown. Chavez and DeMarlo Hale were ejected following this incident. Odor would serve a seven game suspension for his actions. Toronto manager John Gibbons and Chavez would serve three games suspensions while Bautista and Elvis Andrus served one game suspensions.


2016 Texas Southern Tigers football team
The 2016 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Michael Haywood and played their home games at a BBVA Compass Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.


2016 Texas State Bobcats football team
The 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Everett Withers. The Bobcats were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.


2016 Texas State Bobcats football team, Schedule
Texas State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of six home and away games in the regular season. The Bobcats will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy, and will travel to Appalachian State, Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, and New Mexico State. Texas State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Georgia Southern and South Alabama.


2016 Texas State Bobcats football team, Schedule
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Houston from the American Athletic Conference (ACC) and Incarnate Word from the Southland Conference, and two road games against Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Ohio from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).


2016 Texas State Bobcats football team, Coaching staff
On January 6, 2016, Everett Withers accepted the position of head coach at Texas State University. On July 18, 2016, Withers completed his staff for the 2016 season.


2016 Texas State Senate election
The 2016 Texas State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 of the 31 state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. A statewide map of Texas's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council , and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census .


2016 Texas State Senate election
Following the 2014 State Senate elections, the Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with twenty members to the Democrats' eleven.


2016 Texas State Senate election
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to gain five Senate seats. While the statewide popular vote for this class of Senators swung 8.6 percentage points toward the Democrats when compared to the vote they earned in the 2012 elections, both parties retained the eight seats each was defending.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team
The 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represents Texas Tech University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders play their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Tim Tadlock, in his 4th season at Texas Tech.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team, Previous Season
The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team notched a 31–24 (13–11) regular season record and finished third in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Red Raiders reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament championship game, where they were eliminated in the second round. Texas Tech did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Kliff Kingsbury led the Red Raiders in his fourth season as the program's fifteenth head coach. The Red Raiders played their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Previous season
The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team finished the regular season 7–5, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. Their four conference wins were against Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, and Texas.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Schedule
Texas Tech announced their 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of 6 home games, 5 away games and, 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Red Raiders hosted Big 12 foes Kansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Texas and traveled to Kansas State, TCU, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State. Texas Tech played Baylor in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium for the 75th meeting in their rivalry.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Schedule
The Red Raiders hosted two non-conference games against Stephen F. Austin and Louisiana Tech and traveled to their other non-conference foe Arizona State in Tempe, AZ.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Stephen F. Austin
The Red Raiders opened their 2016 season at home against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Texas Tech's defense looked very improved compared to the previous two seasons, holding the Lumberjacks to only 370 total yards (with just 58 rushing yards), 24 first downs, and forcing 3 turnovers. With the win, the Red Raiders started a season 1-0 for the 12th year in a row.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Arizona State
Texas Tech's defense fell apart against Arizona State, allowing the Sun Devils' Kalen Ballage to score 8 touchdowns (7 rushing, 1 receiving), tied for the NCAA record for most touchdowns in a game by a single player.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Louisiana Tech
Teas Tech completely dominated in the first quarter, with the offense scoring a touchdown on all of their drives and the defense holding Louisiana Tech to only a field goal. Fortune started to smile upon the Bulldogs late in the 2nd quarter, with Clayton Hatfield missing a 40-yard field goal with 2:18 left in the half. Following Hatfield's missed kick, Louisiana Tech went 78 yards to score a touchdown on Jarred Craft's 1 yard run. Gaining the ball back with 0:09 seconds left in the half, the Red Raiders took a knee to lead 35–17 at halftime.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Louisiana Tech
The momentum continued for Louisiana Tech into the 3rd quarter, with the Bulldogs scoring on their opening possession of the half. The Red Raiders responded on their next drive with Patrick Mahomes finding Cameron Batson for a 4-yard touchdown pass. With Clayton Hatfield making the extra point, Texas Tech extended their lead to 42–24. Louisiana Tech quickly responded on their next possession with Ryan Higgins throwing a 54-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Henderson, Higgins's first touchdown pass of the night. The Red Raiders responded slowly on their next drive and suffered from several offensive holding penalties.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Louisiana Tech
The drive was capped off early in the 4th quarter with Demarcus Felton's 8 yard run for a touchdown. With Hatfield making the extra point, Texas Tech extended their lead to 49–31 with 14:21 left to play. Louisiana Tech came up short on the next drive, with the Bulldogs turning it over on downs, which eventually resulted in a 24-yard field goal from Hatfield. Louisiana Tech quickly scored on their next drive with Higgins finding Trent Taylor for a 76-yard touchdown reception. On the ensuing kickoff, the Bulldogs tried for an onside kick that was recovered by the Red Raiders. Louisiana Tech's Jordan Bradford was ejected late in the game for throwing a punch following Texas Tech's eighth touchdown of the game.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Kansas
The Texas Tech Red Raiders opened conference play at home against the Kansas Jayhawks. Texas Tech starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes was injured midway through the third quarter with Nic Shimonek coming in as quarterback. Schimonek almost matched Mahomes's efficiency, throwing 15–of–21 for 271 yards and four touchdowns. The Red Raiders' offense scored 8 touchdowns in the game, with two different quarterbacks and six different receivers.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Kansas State
Despite leaving last week's game with a shoulder injury, Patrick Mahomes started as quarterback for the Red Raiders. Texas Tech had several miscues during the first half as a Mahomes pass was intercepted by D. J. Reed and returned 35 yards for a pick six touchdown. Later in the second quarter, Kansas State's Byron Pringle returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to give the Wildcats a 31–28 lead going into the half.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Kansas State
Both teams slowed down in the third quarter, with the only score of the quarter coming from a 34-yard Clayton Hatfield field goal to tie the game 31–31. Kansas State opened the game up during the fourth, leading 44–31 with just under 2 minutes to go. Despite trailing by 13 with little time left, the Red Raiders refused to give up. Texas Tech scored a touchdown with 5 seconds left and trailed 38–44. The Red Raiders recovered an onside kick with the hope of a comeback still alive, but Mahomes was sacked on the next play to end the game.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Oklahoma
The Red Raiders and Sooners broke the NCAA record for combined offensive yards in a single game with a total of 1,708 yards, with each team having 854 yards. Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes tied the record for most passing yards in a single game with 734 yards, while the combined 125 points is the second most points in a game involving a ranked team.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, TCU
Texas Tech came into Amon G. Carter Stadium looking to break a 3-game losing streak on the season. The Red Raiders received the opening kickoff, but came up short when a pass by Patrick Mahomes was intercepted by Nick Orr at the TCU 1 yard line. The Horned Frogs capitalized on the turnover with a 2-yard touchdown run from Derrick Green. With Brandon Hatfield making the extra point, TCU led 7–0 with 4:40 in the 1st quarter. Tech's offensive struggles continued on their next possession when Mahomes was sacked at and fumbled the ball at the Texas Tech 23 yard line. The Red Raiders caught a break when TCU kicker Brandon Hatfield missed a 37-yard field goal.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, TCU
Tech took advantage of the missed field goal by scoring a touchdown on the following possession with Mahomes finding Reggie Davis for a 33-yard touchdown pass. With Clayton Hatfield making the kick, the Red Raiders tied the game at 7–7 with 13:23 left in the 2nd quarter. The Horned Frogs responded to Tech's touchdown on their next possession with a 23-yard field goal from Brandon Hatfield to lead 10–7. The Red Raiders responded on their next possession with a 41-yard field goal to tie the game 10–10 with 6:49 left in the half. The two teams traded punts before the first half ended with a 10–10 tie.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, TCU
TCU quarterback Kenny Hill threw an interception on the Horned Frogs' second possession of the half and was pulled from the game in favor of Foster Sawyer. TCU's defense forced a three and out after the interception and Texas Tech was forced to put, but on the ensuing punt, punter Michael Barden fumbled the ball and TCU recovered it at their own 15 yard line. The Horned Frogs capitalized on the fumble with a 1-yard touchdown run from Trevorris Johnson.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, TCU
With Brandon Hatfield making the extra point, TCU took a 17–10 lead with 14:37 left in regulation following a scoreless third quarter. Texas Tech was forced to punt on their next possession and TCU made it to the Texas Tech 15 and was forced to try a field goal, but Brandon Hatfield missed the 32 yard try. Like before, the Red Raiders scored a touchdown following the Horned Frogs' missed field goal. With 1:28 left in regulation, Mahomes found Dylan Cantrell for an 8-yard touchdown pass and Clayton Hatfield made the extra point to tie the game 17–17. On the final play of regulation, TCU tried a game–winning Hail Mary pass, but it fell incomplete.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, TCU
The Red Raiders received the ball first in overtime and scored on a 15-yard touchdown run from Mahomes. With Clayton Hatfield making the extra point, Texas Tech led 24–17, their first lead of the game. TCU responded on their try with a 25-yard touchdown pass from Foster Sawyer to Desmon White. With Brandon Hatfield making the extra point, the game entered into 2nd overtime tied at 24–24. The Horned Frogs had the ball first in 2nd overtime, but Brandon Hatfield missed a 39-yard field goal that fell short and was nowhere close to the goal posts. Receiving the ball, the Red Raiders played conservatively and only gained 5 yards before Clayton Hatfield was brought on to try the game-winning field goal. Clayton Hatfield made a 37-yard field goal to upset TCU with a 27–24 victory in double overtime.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, TCU
TCU's kicker Brandon Hatfield was 1/4 on field goals during the game, while the Texas Tech offense was held to a season low 345 yards.


2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Season summary, Oklahoma State
Despite suffering numerous injuries throughout the game on both offense and defense, the Red Raiders refused to go without a fight against the Cowboys. With 1:44 left in the game, Texas Tech fullback Quinton White, who was in the game as a running back, found the endzone on a 1-yard touchdown run, but Clayton Hatfield missed the game-tying extra point. With Hatfield missing the extra point, Texas Tech fell to Oklahoma State 44–45.


2016 Thai Division 1 League
2016 Thai League Division 1 (known as Yamaha League Division 1 for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai League T1. A total of 16 teams competed in the league this season.


2016 Thai Division 1 League
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remaining league season on 14 October 2016, with two rounds remaining.


2016 Thai Division 1 League
Thai Honda were therefore crowned champions with Ubon UMT United and Port also promoted. Thai Honda and Ubon were already promoted before the announcement.


2016 Thai Division 1 League
The following day however (15 October), FAT appeared to do a U-turn and announced that further discussions with key stake holders would determine whether the league campaign would continue. Although these discussions were predominately on the back of PLT league clubs, the ruling could also effect the whole footballing structure.


2016 Thai Division 1 League
On the 16 October, after a meeting of all top flight league clubs it was announced that the original decision to cancel the remaining games would stay in place, therefore crowning Thai Honda as champions.


2016 Thai Division 1 League, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Thai Division 1 League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per TPL team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.


2016 Thai Division 1 League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 24 September 2016Source: Notes:†Teams played previous season in Division 2


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Central Region
2016 Thai Football Division 3 Tournament Central Region  is the 1st season of the League competition since its establishment in 2016. It is in the fourth tier of the Thai football league system.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Central Region, Venue Stadium and locations (2016)
All matches played in Nong Chok National Football Center Nong Chok, Bangkok


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Central Region, Format
Group stage: A total 54 clubs will be divided into four groups of three clubs except group 18 which has four clubs to play round-robin matches at a neutral venue. The best clubs of group A and G qualify to Quarter-finals round of the knock-out stage. The best clubs of group B, C, E, F, G and H, The best two clubs of group A, D, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R will qualify to third round of the knock-out stage. Runner-up of group E, F, G and H will qualify to second round of the knock-out stage.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Central Region, Format
Knock-out stage: A total of 18 clubs which has qualified from the group stage will play single-elimination stage until there are only two finalists of the tournament.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Eastern Region
2016 Thai Football Division 3 Tournament Eastern Region  is the 1st season of the League competition since its establishment in 2016. It is in the fourth tier of the Thai football league system.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Eastern Region, Format
Group stage: A total 21 clubs will be divided into four groups of three clubs except group 7 which has four clubs to play round-robin matches at a neutral venue. The best clubs of group A and G qualify to Quarter-finals round of the knock-out stage. The best two clubs of group B, C, D, E, F and runner-up of group A and G will qualify to Second round of the knock-out stage.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Eastern Region, Format
Knock-out stage: A total of 14 clubs which has qualified from the group stage will play single-elimination stage until there are only two finalists of the tournament.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament North Eastern Region
2016 Football Division 3 Tournament North Eastern Region  is the 1st season of the League competition since its establishment in 2016. It is in the fourth tier of the Thai football league system.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament North Eastern Region, Format
Group stage: A total 10 clubs will be divided into four groups of three clubs except group 3 which has four clubs to play round-robin matches at a neutral venue. The best two clubs of group A and B, The best three clubs of group C and The best points of 3rd position in group A and B will qualify to the knock-out stage.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament North Eastern Region, Format
Knock-out stage: A total of 8 clubs which has qualified from the group stage will play single-elimination stage until there are only two finalists of the tournament.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Northern Region
2016 Football Division 3 Tournament Northern Region  is the 1st season of the League competition since its establishment in 2016. It is in the fourth tier of the Thai football league system.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Northern Region, Format
Group stage: A total 13 clubs will be divided into four groups of three clubs except group 4 which has four clubs to play round-robin matches at a neutral venue. The best two clubs of each group will qualify to the knock-out stage.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Northern Region, Format
Knock-out stage: A total of 8 clubs which has qualified from the group stage will play single-elimination stage until there are only two finalists of the tournament.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Southern Region
2016 Thai Football Division 3 Tournament Southern Region  is the 1st season of the League competition since its establishment in 2016. It is in the fourth tier of the Thai football league system.


2016 Thai Division 3 Tournament Southern Region, Qualification format
All four teams play a one-legged round-robin match. The best two teams advance to the final round, and the winner of the final round is promoted to the 2017 Thai Division 2 League.


2016 Thai FA Cup
The Chang FA Cup 2016 (Thai: ช้าง เอฟเอคัพ) is the 21st season of Thailand knockout football competition. The tournament is organized by the Football Association of Thailand.


2016 Thai FA Cup
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remaining league and cup season on 14 October 2016, stating that the FA Cup winners would be determined by a lottery draw. This was at the semi-final stage of the competition and would determine whom would represent Thailand in Asian competition.


2016 Thai FA Cup
The following day however (15 October), FAT appeared to do a U-turn and announced that further discussions with key stake holders would determine whether the league campaign would continue. These discussions were required as teams that were in the relegation places at the time of the original announcement were voicing their concerns.


2016 Thai FA Cup
After the discussions, FAT decided that the four semi-finalists were awarded 2016 Thai FA Cup co-winners. A draw was held among them to select the team that will participate in 2017 AFC Champions League Play-off and was won by Sukhothai, while Chonburi withdrew from the draw.


2016 Thai FA Cup, Results, Qualification round
Qualification round for teams currently playing in the 2016 Thai Division 1 League, Regional League Division 2 and Other CUP level. The Qualification round was held 18 May 2016.


2016 Thai FA Cup, Results, First round
First round for teams currently playing in the 2016 Thai Premier League, 2016 Thai Division 1 League, Regional League Division 2 and Other CUP level. The first round was held 15 June 2016.


2016 Thai FA Cup, Results, Quarter-finals
Khon Kaen United was suspended from the 2016 campaign due to criminal case with 8 games remaining


2016 Thai FA Cup, Results, Semi-finals
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remaining matches and the four semi-finalists were awarded co-winners. A draw was held among them to select the team that will participate in 2017 AFC Champions League Play-off and was won by Sukhothai, while Chonburi withdrew from the draw.


2016 Thai League Cup
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2016 Thai League Cup
The Thai League Cup is a knock-out football tournament played in Thai sport. Some games are played as a single match, others are played as two-legged contests. The 2016 Thai League Cup kicked off on  6 February 2016 . The Thai League Cup has been readmitted back into Thai football after a 10-year absence. The Thai League Cup is sponsored by Toyota thus naming it Toyota League Cup. The prize money for this prestigious award is said to be around 5 million baht and the runners-up will be netting 1 million baht.


2016 Thai League Cup
The prize money is not the only benefit of this cup, the team winning the fair play spot will get a Hilux Vigo. The MVP of the competition will get a Toyota Camry Hybrid Car. The winner of the cup will earn the right to participate on a cup competition in Japan.


2016 Thai League Cup
This was the first edition of the competition and the qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the Regional League Division 2.


2016 Thai League Cup
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remaining league and cup season on 14 October 2016, stating that the League Cup winners would be determined by a lottery draw. This was when only the final was required to be played and would determine whom would represent Thailand in the Mekong Club Championship.


2016 Thai League Cup
The following day however (15 October), FAT appeared to do a U-turn and announced that further discussions with key stake holders would determine whether the league campaign would continue. These discussions were required as teams that were in the relegation places at the time of the original announcement were voicing their concerns.


2016 Thai League Cup
On the 16 October, after a meeting of all top flight league clubs it was announced that the original decision to cancel the remaining games would stay in place, therefore crowning Muangthong United and Buriram United as joint champions.


2016 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Northern Region
The qualifying round was in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Northern Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, North Eastern Region
The qualifying round was in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League North Eastern Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Central Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Central Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Eastern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Eastern Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Western Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Western Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Bangkok & Eastern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & Eastern Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Bangkok & field Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 1st Qualification Round, Southern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Southern Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Northern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Northern Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Central Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Central Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Eastern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Eastern Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Western Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Western Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Bangkok & Eastern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & Eastern Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Bangkok & field Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Bangkok & field Region


2016 Thai League Cup, 2nd Qualification Round, Southern Region
The qualifying round was played in regions featuring clubs from the 2016 Thai Division 2 League Southern Region


2016 Thai League T1
The 2016 Thai League T1 (also known as the Toyota Thai League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Thai League T1, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams competed in the league. The season started on 5 March 2016.


2016 Thai League T1
Buriram United are the defending champions, having won the Thai Premier League title the three consecutive seasons.


2016 Thai League T1
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand cancelled the remaining league season on 14 October 2016, with three rounds remaining. Muangthong United were therefore crowned champions with BBCU, Chainat and Army United relegated.


2016 Thai League T1
The following day however (15 October), FAT appeared to do a U-turn and announced that further discussions with key stake holders would determine whether the league campaign would continue. These discussions were required as teams that were in the relegation places at the time of the original announcement were voicing their concerns.


2016 Thai League T1
On the 16 October, after a meeting of all top flight league clubs it was announced that the original decision to cancel the remaining games would stay in place, therefore crowning Muangthong United as champions for the 4th time.


2016 Thai League T1, Teams
A total of 18 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2015 season and three promoted from the 2015 Thai Division 1 League.


2016 Thai League T1, Teams
TOT and Port were relegated to the 2016 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2015 season. 14th-placed Saraburi withdrew from the league after the season, sparing BEC Tero Sasana from relegation. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2015 Thai Division 1 League runners-up Pattaya United, third place Sukhothai and fourth place BBCU.


2016 Thai League T1, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Thai League T1, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per Thai League T1 team. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.


2016 Thai League T1, Attendances
Updated to games played on 25 September 2016Source: Notes:†Teams played previous season in Division 1


2016 Thai constitutional referendum
Prawit Wongsuwan (PPRP)Wissanu Krea-ngamAnutin Charnvirakul (BJT)Jurin Laksanawisit (D)Don PramudwinaiSupattanapong Punmeechaow


2016 Thai constitutional referendum
Borders : Cambodia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Maritime : India Indonesia Vietnam)


2016 Thai constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Thailand on 7 August 2016. The charter offered only semi-democracy and was seen to tighten military rule in Thailand. However, it was approved by 61% of voters with a 59% turnout. A second proposal for the next Prime Minister to be jointly elected by Senators and MPs was also approved. However, the opposition groups to the constitution were barred from formally campaigning against it by the military government, while the military government actively campaigned for its adoption.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Constitutional drafting
The primary difference between the 2016 constitution and the 2007 document was that the Senate would become a fully appointed chamber rather than a partially elected one during the 5 year "transitional period" stipulated in the charter. This was seen as an effort by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to retain influence once it has left office, as it will have the right to appoint the 250 members. The Senate would also be granted veto power over the House of Representatives on amending the constitution, and a Prime Minister will be allowed to be appointed from outside either house.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Conduct
The NCPO banned criticism of the draft constitution and prohibited monitoring of the referendum. Activists against the document were arrested, detained, and prosecuted in military courts, whilst voters who expressed their intention to vote against the draft were also arrested and prosecuted by the military regime.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Conduct
350,000 canvassers were scheduled to be trained by the Constitutional Drafting Committee to campaign for the constitution, approximately four per village.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Results
Turnout for the vote was at 59%. The vote was rejected in the pro-Thaksin Isan province and even more firmly in the three Muslim majority southern provinces. The ‘Yes’ camp accounted for 61.4 per cent of the voter turn-out, while the ‘No’ faction could garner only 38.6 per cent, with 94 per cent of the votes counted on the day after.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Results
BBC reported that there are many cited reasons for the result, including repression on campaigning and criticizing the charter with only a few people that actually saw a copy. The drafters argued that it will address political corruption and help reform the country. Some trusted the military junta. Many voters were tired of endless political crisis and saw the charter as a way back to normality.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Aftermath
The next task of the Constitutional Drafting Committee was to draw up organic laws governing the new political system. The military continued to stay in power past the royal succession, following the death of king Bhumibol. The draft constitution would under go six changes at the request of the new king, Maha Vajiralongkorn, which expanded his powers, before being ratified on 6 April 2017.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Aftermath
Political parties were expected to dissolve themselves and reform, possibly ending up as smaller parties, as the new voting system made it harder for larger parties to win an overall majority and more likely for a coalition government to be formed.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Aftermath
Elections were eventually held in 2019, with the Phalang Pracharat Party, a pro-junta party, forming a coalition government. Prayut Chan-o-cha, prime minister and leader of the military government, was elected prime minister of the new government, with his nomination being possible because the new constitution allowed non-members of parliament to become prime minister.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Aftermath
The new government will be subject to supervision by the unelected Senate as well as other constitutional bodies. Impeachment of politicians has also become easier. Future governments are also required to adhere to the 20-year plan by the military.


2016 Thai constitutional referendum, Aftermath
The military is expected to remain a significant actor in Thai politics for many years.


2016 Thailand Five's
The 2016 Thailand Five's (Thai:ฟุตซอลสี่เส้า ไทยแลนด์ ไฟว์ 2016) is an international futsal competition. It was organized by the Football Association of Thailand or the FAT. The tournament is set to be a round-robin format with all matches being held at the Bangkok Arena in Bangkok, Thailand on 20 to 23 August.


2016 Thailand Five's
This edition will feature the host Thailand and three invited teams. The three teams that have been invited are Iran, Japan and Kazakhstan.


2016 Thailand Five's, Venue
The matches are played at the Bangkok Arena in Bangkok.


2016 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold
The 2016 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold was the third Grand Prix's badminton tournament of the 2016 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was the inaugural edition of the Thailand Masters. The tournament was held at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on February 8–13, 2016 and had a total purse of $120,000.


2016 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2016 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold will be the 14th grand prix's badminton tournament of the 2016 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament will be held at Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok in Thailand 4–9 October 2016 and had a total purse of $120,000.


2016 Thailand national football team results
This article details the fixtures and results of the Thailand national football team in 2016.


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Iraq (1)
Assistant referees:Taleb Salem Al Marri (Qatar)Saoud Ahmed Almaqaleh (Qatar)Fourth official:Saoud Ali Al Adba (Qatar)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs South Korea
Assistant referees:Cheng Oi Cho (Hong Kong)Chan Shing-Kin (Hong Kong)Fourth official:Mohammad Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Syria
Assistant referees:Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore)Han Thein (Myanmar)Fourth official: Khamis Mohammed Al-Marri (Qatar)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Jordan
Assistant referees:Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore)Han Thein (Myanmar)Fourth official: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Qatar
Assistant referees: Abdullah Al Ruwaili (Bahrain) Faisal Alawi (Bahrain)Fourth official: Salah Abbas (Bahrain)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Saudi Arabia
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming  (China) Wang Dexin  (China)Fourth official: Wang Di (China)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Japan
Assistant referees: Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran) Saeid Alinezhadian (Iran)Fourth official: Payam Heidari (Iran)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs United Arab Emirates
Assistant referees:Chow Chun Kit (Hong Kong)Cheng Oi Cho (Hong Kong)Fourth official:Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Australia
Assistant referees: Juma Mohammed Khal Burshaid (Qatar) Ramzan Saeed Al Naem (Qatar)Fourth official: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari (Qatar)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Indonesia (1)
Assistant referees: Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan) Yu-Hsu Min (Chinese Taipei)Fourth official: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Singapore
Assistant referees: Bang Giyeol (South Korea) Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)Fourth official:  Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Philippines
Assistant referees: Samar Pal (India) Bang Giyeol (South Korea)Fourth official: Rowan Arumughan (India)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Myanmar(1)
Assistant referees: Serazitdinov Ruslan (Uzbekistan) Usmanov Alisher ( (Uzbekistan)Fourth official: Asimov Aziz (Uzbekistan)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Myanmar(2)
Assistant referees: Ahmad Moannes Nadi Alroalle (Jordan) Issa Mahmoud Ahmad Alamawi (Jordan)Fourth official: Ahmad Faisal Mohammad Al Ali (Jordan)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Indonesia (2)
Assistant referees: Akane Yagi (Japan) Shinji Ochi (Japan)Fourth official: Takuto Okabe (Japan)


2016 Thailand national football team results, vs Indonesia (3)
Assistant referees:Mohamed Ahmed (United Arab Emirates)Hasan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)Fourth official:Yacoub Yusuf  (United Arab Emirates)


2016 Thane stabbing
On 28 February 2016, a man in the Indian city of Thane fatally stabbed 14 members of his family before taking his own life.


2016 Thane stabbing, Details
The incident took place at 1:00 am in Thane district of Maharashtra. The killer is reported to have sedated his victims before slitting their throats with a large knife, and later hanging himself. Seven children, six women and one male are among those killed.


2016 Thane stabbing, Details
The suspect's name has been given in different sources as Hasnel Anwar Warekar, Husnail Varekar and Asnain Anwar Warekar, aged 35.


2016 Thane stabbing, Details
A 21-year-old woman from the family survived and was taken to a hospital.


2016 Thanlyin Technological University FC season
The 2016 season is Thihadeepa United FC's first season in the MNL-2.


2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936.


2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
With their win over Samford on November 4, the Bulldogs clinched their second consecutive, and fourth overall, SoCon championship. By virtue of their victory over VMI on November 12, 2016, The Citadel completed their first undefeated SoCon season in program history and claimed the championship outright. The win over VMI also marked the second time in program history that the Bulldogs earned double digit wins in one season, after winning 11 games in 1992.


2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
They finished the season 10–2, 8–0 in SoCon play to win the SoCon title. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Wofford.


2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team, Schedule
The Bulldogs planned to host North Greenville for their traditional Parents' Day game on October 8, and will face Samford for Homecoming. Due to Hurricane Matthew, the game against North Greenville took place at NGU's Younts Stadium in Tigerville, South Carolina on Thursday, October 6.


2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team, Stadium issues
In 2016, The Citadel determined that lead paint needed remediation on the east (visitor's) side of Johnson Hagood Stadium. The work resulted in the entire east side being closed for the first game of the season against Furman and some sections being opened for subsequent games. The capacity was thus 10,500 for the first game and about 15,000 for later games.


2016 The End
2016 The End is a 2017 apocalyptic Hindi comedy film directed by Jaideep Chopra that stars Harshad Chopda, Priya Banerjee, Divyendu Sharma and Kiku Sharda.


2016 The End, Plot
The movie is set in Moradabad district. Sunny Shastri (Divyendu Sharma) is lazy and spunky. His father nags him. Four friends, Rahul (Harshad Chopda) is the son of a rich businessman (Ruben Israil). Swami Assemanand (Kiku Sharda), as known as Asse, is the son of a self-proclaimed saint Swami Shraddhanand (Ashok Banthia), but is dismissive of his father's beliefs and pursues interests such as KFC and Chicken 65. Sheetal (Priya Banerjee) lives with her parents and has an aggressive boss (Pankaj Arora), who makes a move on her every other day.


2016 The End, Plot
The four meet for a movie and discuss their lives. On their way home, they encounter a scientist, Dr. Bhama (Tom Alter), who tells them the world is about to end as a giant meteorite is headed to destroy earth. First, they laugh it off, but believe him once they see it on his computer.


2016 The End, Plot
The next day, they are summoned by Inspector Pratap (Narendra Jha) as Bhama is missing and was last seen with the four of them. They share their encounter with him, but Pratap does not believe them. It is night by the time they leave the police station and head to the nearest club. They decide to enjoy whatever is left of their lives. Sheetal sees Rahul with another girl named Sandy, gets jealous. She gets drunk and starts dancing in a frenzy. In their drunken state, they steal a red sports car. Next morning, they realize the car has 10 crore cash in it and they head to Goa.


2016 The End, Plot
On their way they encounter craziness as Sunny is almost wed to a village girl, while Asse is caught up by a queen (Supriya Karnik), who is a fan of Fifty Shades. They reach Goa and book the most expensive hotel. While in Goa, Rahul and Sheetal profess their love for each other while Asse and Sunny do the same.


2016 The End, Plot
When two days remain until the end, they head to the beach. They ride jet skis and para sails. They see a speedboat heading towards them and realize it is the man named Decosta (Rahul Roy) from the party. He is a gangster and the money and car they stole was his. He keeps the girls hostage and orders them to return his money. They go to the police for help, but to no avail. Finally, they bring the remaining money to the meeting point. As the gangster is about to shoot them, Inspector Pratap rescue them. Inspector Pratap gives them a life lesson on how they should really appreciate life and be thankful for what they have. Weddings follow.


2016 The Hague Open
The 2016 The Hague Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Scheveningen, Netherlands between 25 and 31 July 2016.


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


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


2016 The Hague Open – Doubles
Ariel Behar and Eduardo Dischinger were the defending champions, but Dischinger decided not to defend his title so Behar partnered Dino Marcan instead. Behar lost in the quarterfinals to Tallon Griekspoor and Tim van Rijthoven.


2016 The Hague Open – Doubles
Wesley Koolhof and Matwé Middelkoop won the title after defeating Tallon Griekspoor and Tim van Rijthoven 6–1, 3–6, [13–11] in the final.


2016 The Hague Open – Singles
Nikoloz Basilashvili was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2016 The Hague Open – Singles
Robin Haase won the title after defeating Adam Pavlásek 6–4, 6–7(9–11), 6–2 in the final.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary
The Republicans held a presidential primary election, officially called the open primary of the right and centre (French: primaire ouverte de la droite et du centre), to select a candidate for the 2017 French presidential election. It took place on 20 November 2016, with a runoff on 27 November since no candidate obtained at least 50% of the vote in the first round. It was the first time an open primary had been held for The Republicans or its predecessors.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary
In the first round of the Republicans primary on November 20, François Fillon won an upset victory with 44% of the vote, while Alain Juppé - long held by most opinion polls as the favorite to win the nomination - came in a distant second with 29%. Nicolas Sarkozy, who was projected to come in second behind Juppé, was eliminated with just under 21% of the vote.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary
In the runoff round, Fillon won by an even larger margin with nearly twice as many votes as Juppé (66.5% to 33.5%). Of the five departments won by Sarkozy in the first round, all but one switched to Fillon in the runoff. Similarly, of the thirteen departments that originally voted for Juppé, nine switched to Fillon in the second round.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Voting procedures
Unlike previous Union for a Popular Movement primaries, this was the first primary to be open to the general public. The first round of voting took place on 20 November 2016. Voting booths were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. A runoff was held on 27 November after no candidate obtained at least 50% of the vote in the first round.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Voting procedures
All registered voters were allowed to vote in the primary, as well as minors whose eighteenth birthday was before 23 April 2017. 10,228 voting booths were established with each person on the voting register attached to an office. To receive a ballot, a voter must pay 2 euros.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Voting procedures
People abroad who wanted to vote in The Republicans party were given electronic voting machines to do so.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Candidates
Candidates from The Republicans had to obtain the support of 20 members of the National Assembly, 2,500 party members and 250 elected representatives to participate. For candidates from other parties, the party themselves would decide the conditions for their submission into the primary. Seven candidates were accepted by the High Authority on September 6, 2016:


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Candidates, Validated candidates
Copé announced his candidacy on 14 February 2016 at 20:00 on France 2 – while Nicolas Sarkozy was speaking on TF1 – a few weeks after the release of his book The French Start. After nearly 18 months of media silence, Copé said he was "ready" to return to center stage. Copé was quoted on France 2 as "being very hypocritical to delay unnecessarily", even when a judge's decision on the "sad Bygmalion case" arrived the previous Monday. Copé had been placed under attended witness status and thus escaped indictment.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Candidates, Validated candidates
Fillon announced his candidacy in April 2015 by declaring that he is "a candidate to bring a project of rupture and progress around an ambition to make France the first European power in ten years". He announced in January 2016 that he would leave politics if he fails to win the primary. Fillon had also committed, as Alain Juppé did, to serve only one term if he was elected President in 2017.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Candidates, Validated candidates
Juppé announced his intention to contest the 2016 Republicans (formerly UMP) internal election, which decided who will be the candidate of the right-wing for the 2017 presidential election, on 20 August 2014. The most popular politician in France, he is described by The Daily Telegraph as "a consensual conservative seen as less divisive than Nicolas Sarkozy".


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Candidates, Validated candidates
Kosciusko-Morizet declared her candidacy on 8 March 2016, on the occasion of the International Women's Day, stating that "I think we can finally change politics. I am a candidate to give everyone, every French person, control of their life."


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Candidates, Validated candidates
Le Maire officially declared his candidacy at a public meeting in Vesoul on 23 February 2016. "My decision is simple, strong, unwavering. Yes, I am a candidate for president," he said on stage. Le Maire had earlier left little doubt about his participation in the primary. "If I told you that I was not getting ready for the primary, I would be lying. And I do not like to lie," he had said on RTL 4 in January. In the wake of his candidacy, Bruno Le Maire has also released a book about his vision of France entitled Do Not Resign. He already enjoyed broad support, including that of Michel Barnier and Yves Jégo, even as the UDI had not yet decided on its participation in the primary.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Candidates, Validated candidates
As head of the Christian Democratic Party, he was their candidate in the centre-right's 2016 primary.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Candidates, Validated candidates
Sarkozy announced his intention to contest the primary on 22 August 2016.


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Results
In the first round of the primary on November 20, Fillon won an upset victory with 44% of the vote, while Juppé - long held by most opinion polls as the favorite to win the nomination - came in a distant second with 29%. Sarkozy, who was projected to come in second behind Juppé, was eliminated with just under 21% of the vote. In his concession speech, Sarkozy endorsed Fillon and vowed to "embark on a life with more private passions and fewer public passions." This led to some media outlets declaring that "Sarkozy's political career [had] been effectively ended."


2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary, Results
In the runoff round, Fillon won by an even larger margin with nearly twice as many votes as Juppé (66.5% to 33.5%). Of the five departments won by Sarkozy in the first round, all but one switched to Fillon in the runoff. Similarly, of the thirteen departments that originally voted for Juppé, nine switched to Fillon in the second round.


2016 The Women's Tour
The 2016 Aviva Women's Tour was the third staging of The Women's Tour, a women's stage race held in the United Kingdom. It took place between 15 and 19 June 2016 and is part of the UCI Women's World Tour.


2016 The Women's Tour
The race was won by reigning World Champion Lizzie Armitstead. The 2015 champion, Lisa Brennauer, withdrew on the last stage, while 2014 champion Marianne Vos won the points category and finished fourth overall.


2016 Thindown Challenger Biella
The 2016 Thindown Challenger Biella is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Biella, Italy between 25 – 31 July 2016.


2016 Thindown Challenger Biella, Entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Thindown Challenger Biella, Entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2016 Thindown Challenger Biella – Doubles
Andrej Martin and Hans Podlipnik were the defending champions but lost in the final to Andre Begemann and Leander Paes by a score of 6–4, 6–4.


2016 Thindown Challenger Biella – Singles
Andrej Martin was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to João Souza.


2016 Thindown Challenger Biella – Singles
Federico Gaio won the title after defeating Thomaz Bellucci 7–6(7–5), 6–2 in the final.


2016 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 29th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 26th tournament of the Uber Cup, the premier badminton team championships for men and women respectively. It was held at the Kunshan Sports Centre in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China.


2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, Host city selection
Jakarta and Kunshan submitted bids for this championships, the same situation as the bid for 2015 BWF World Championships. Kunshan was named as the host on May 2014 during BWF Council meeting in New Delhi, India.


2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, Seedings
The seeding list was based on 3 March 2016 World Rankings.


2016 Thomas & Uber Cup squads
This article lists the confirmed squads lists for badminton's 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup.


2016 Thomas Cup group stage
This article lists the complete results of the group stage of the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China.


2016 Thomas Cup qualification
The 2016 Thomas Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 14 of the 16 teams which will play in the 2016 Thomas Cup, with China qualifying automatically both as hosts, and Japan as the trophy holder.


2016 Thomas Cup qualification, Qualification process
The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. The allocation of slots for each confederation is 4 from each Asia and Europe, and 1 from each Africa, Oceania and Pan Am. Two automatic qualifiers are the host and defending champion. The remaining quota will be filled by World Team Ranking.


2016 Thomas Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Confederation of Africa
The qualification for the African teams was held from 16 to 19 February 2016, at the National Badminton Centre in Rose Hill, Mauritius. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.


2016 Thomas Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Asia
The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 15 to 21 February 2016, at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India. The semi-finalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. China qualifying automatically as hosts. Japan also qualifying automatically as trophy holder.


2016 Thomas Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Europe
The qualification for the European teams was held from 15 to 21 February 2016, at the Kazan Gymnastics Center in Kazan, Russia. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.


2016 Thomas Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Europe, First round (Group stage)
Due to group 6 having different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams are not considered for this ranking.


2016 Thomas Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Oceania
The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 19 to 20 February 2016, at the X-TRM North Harbour Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.


2016 Thomas Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, Badminton Pan Am
The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 20 February 2016, at the CODE II Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.


2016 Thomas Cup qualification, World team rankings
Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking of top three Men's Singles players and top two Men's Doubles pairs on 3 March 2016.


2016 Three Days of De Panne
The 2016 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: Driedaagse De Panne–Koksijde) was the 40th edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycling stage race. The race included four stages, two of which took place on the final day. It was rated as a 2.HC event in the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.


2016 Three Days of De Panne, Stages
The race includes four stages. The first three of these are road stages, while the fourth is an individual time trial.


2016 Three Days of De Panne, Teams
22 teams took part in the 2016 Three Days of De Panne. 11 of these were UCI WorldTeams and the remaining 11 were UCI Professional Continental teams. Wanty–Groupe Gobert withdrew before the start of the race on Monday 28 March after the death of Antoine Demoitié in Gent–Wevelgem a day earlier.


2016 Three Days of De Panne, Stages, Stage 1
29 March 2016, De Panne to Zottegem, 198.2 km (123.2 mi)


2016 Three Days of De Panne, Stages, Stage 2
30 March 2016, Zottegem to Koksijde, 211.1 km (131.2 mi)


2016 Three Days of De Panne, Stages, Stage 3a
31 March 2016, De Panne to De Panne, 111.5 km (69.3 mi)


2016 Three Days of De Panne, Stages, Stage 3b
31 March 2016, De Panne to De Panne, 14.2 km (8.8 mi) (ITT)


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


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


2016 Thurrock Council election
There remains no overall control of the council. The Labour administration could have continued, until removed by a special motion, but Councillor Kent chose to resign at the Annual Meeting and the leader of the Conservative group Councillor Gledhill was elected to replace him.


2016 Thurrock Council election, Overall results
At the previous election the composition of the council was:


2016 Tianjin Health Industry Park
The 2016 Tianjin Health Industry Park was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third 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 Tianjin, China, on 23–29 May 2016.


2016 Tianjin Health Industry Park, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Tianjin Health Industry Park – Doubles
Liu Wanting and Lu Jingjing were the defending champions, but lost in the final to the wildcard pairing of Li Yihong and Wang Yan, 1–6, 6–0, [10–4].


2016 Tianjin Health Industry Park – Singles
Duan Yingying was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2016 Tianjin Health Industry Park – Singles
Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating Nina Stojanović in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1.


2016 Tianjin Open
The 2016 Tianjin Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was 3rd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Tianjin, China between 10 and 16 October 2016.


2016 Tianjin Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


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


2016 Tianjin Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2016 Tianjin Open – Doubles
Xu Yifan and Zheng Saisai were the defending champions, but Zheng chose to play in Hong Kong instead.


2016 Tianjin Open – Doubles
Xu played alongside Magda Linette, but they lost in the final to Christina McHale and Peng Shuai, 6–7(8–10), 0–6.


2016 Tianjin Open – Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match with a right thigh injury.


2016 Tianjin Open – Singles
Peng Shuai, a Tianjin native, won her first WTA singles title, defeating Alison Riske in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–2.


2016 Tiburon Challenger
The 2016 Tiburon Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Tiburon, United States between 26 September and 2 October 2016.


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


2016 Tiburon Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:


2016 Tiburon Challenger – Doubles
Johan Brunström and Frederik Nielsen were the defending champions but only Nielsen chose to defend his title, partnering Noah Rubin. Nielsen lost in the first round to Blaž Rola and Grega Žemlja.


2016 Tiburon Challenger – Doubles
Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith won the title after defeating Quentin Halys and Dennis Novikov 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2016 Tiburon Challenger – Singles
Tim Smyczek was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Michael Mmoh.


2016 Tiburon Challenger – Singles
Darian King won the title after defeating Mmoh 7–6(7–2), 6–2 in the final.


2016 Tilia Slovenia Open
The 2016 Tilia Slovenia Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Portorož, Slovenia between 8 – 13 August 2016.


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


2016 Tilia Slovenia Open – Doubles
Fabrice Martin and Purav Raja were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Tilia Slovenia Open – Doubles
Sergey Betov and Ilya Ivashka won the title after defeating Tomislav Draganja and Nino Serdarušić 1–6, 6–3, [10–4] in the final.


2016 Tilia Slovenia Open – Singles
Luca Vanni was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2016 Tilia Slovenia Open – Singles
Florian Mayer won the title after defeating Daniil Medvedev 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5–13, 2016 at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier
It is the fourth time the Brier has been held in Ottawa, and the fifth time the Brier has been held in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. It is the first time the Brier has been held in Ottawa since the 2001 Nokia Brier.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier
Alberta won the Brier 9–5 in the final against Newfoundland and Labrador, giving skip Kevin Koe his third Brier title. With the win, the Koe rink represented Canada at the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship held from April 2–10, 2016 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. They also represented Team Canada at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and earned $225,000 for the victory. The bronze medal game was won by Northern Ontario.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier
The total attendance for the event was 115,047, down from the 154,136 that went to the last Brier held in Ottawa. The attendance for the final was a sellout of 8,419, which was standing-room only in the 8,200 seat arena.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Ice conditions
Toward the end of the week, ice conditions became poor, as warmer, wet weather descended upon the capital, creating a layer of frost on the ice. The arena lacked a dehumidifier which made the problem worse, as there was no way of removing the moisture in the air. Manitoba skip Mike McEwen claimed the ice was the "second-worst ice conditions he's ever played on". Conditions returned to normal for the final championship weekend.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
The 2016 Brier field has been considered by some to be among the best ever. The event features two Olympic champion skips, two World Champion skips, four Brier champion skips, and ten of the top 17 teams in the country (including six of the top ten in the world), according to the CTRS standings.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Coming off of a bronze medal showing at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, the defending Brier champion Pat Simmons rink from Calgary returns to represent Team Canada.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Also returning from the 2015 Brier is the 2010 World Champion Kevin Koe rink (also from Calgary), representing Alberta; 2014 Brier runner-up Jim Cotter representing British Columbia; 2006 Olympic Champion Brad Gushue and his Newfoundland and Labrador team;  the 2014 Olympic champions Brad Jacobs representing Northern Ontario; 2009 Canadian Junior Champion Adam Casey and his Prince Edward Island team; 2006 Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard skipping the Quebec team; 2003 World Junior Champion Steve Laycock and his Saskatchewan team; ten-time Territories champion Jamie Koe, representing the Northwest Territories; and four-time Territorial Champion Bob Smallwood representing the Yukon.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
The 2016 Brier also features four-time provincial champion Mike Kennedy skipping New Brunswick; Three-time provincial champion Jamie Murphy representing Nova Scotia; and Four-time World Champion Glenn Howard, who is making his Brier record 17th appearance at the national championships. Two teams are making their debut at the 2016 Brier. The World #2 ranked Mike McEwen rink who lost in five of the last six provincial championship finals, finally won the Manitoba championship, earning the right to represent Manitoba for the first time at the Brier. Also making their debut is Team Nunavut, skipped by Wade Kingdon. Nunavut was granted a direct entry to the Brier for the first time in 2015, but opted to field a team for the first time in 2016.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
For the first time, Curling Canada is allowing each team to field a player from out of province. Players living outside the province or territory of their team includes Brent Laing of Alberta (lives in Ontario), Chris Schille of the Northwest Territories (lives in Alberta) and Ryan Fry of Northern Ontario (who lives in Ontario, but in Toronto). Also, Team Canada skip Pat Simmons lives in Saskatchewan, while the rest of his team lives in Alberta.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Pat SimmonsThird: John MorrisSecond: Carter RycroftLead: Nolan ThiessenAlternate: Tom Sallows


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Kevin KoeThird: Marc KennedySecond: Brent LaingLead: Ben HebertAlternate: Scott Pfeifer


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Jim CotterThird: Ryan KuhnSecond: Tyrel GriffithLead: Rick SawatskyAlternate: Pat Ryan


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Mike McEwenThird: B.J. NeufeldSecond: Matt WozniakLead: Denni NeufeldAlternate: Jon Mead


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Mike KennedyThird: Scott JonesSecond: Marc LeCocqLead: Jamie BrannenAlternate: David Konefal


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Brad JacobsThird: Ryan FrySecond: E.J. HarndenLead: Ryan HarndenAlternate: Lee Toner


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Jamie MurphyThird: Jordan PinderSecond: Scott SaccaryLead: Phil CrowellAlternate: Alan Darragh


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Glenn HowardThird: Richard HartSecond: Adam SpencerLead: Scott HowardAlternate: Joey Hart, Craig Savill


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Adam CaseyThird: David MathersSecond: Anson CarmodyLead: Robbie DohertyAlternate: Ryan Giddens


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Jean-Michel MénardThird: Martin CrêteSecond: Éric SylvainLead: Philippe MénardAlternate: Pierre Charette


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Steve LaycockThird: Kirk MuyresSecond: Colton FlaschLead: Dallan MuyresAlternate: Gerry Adam


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Wade KingdonThird: Dennis MassonSecond: Aaron FraserLead: Bruce MorganAlternate: Chris West


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Bob SmallwoodThird: Jon SolbertSecond: Clint AbelLead: Scott Odian Alternate: David Rach


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Pre-Qualifying Tournament
The Northwest Territories rink won the pre-qualifying event, qualifying the team to play at the full Brier event round robin against the other 11 teams. Nova Scotia missed out in playing in the main event for the second straight year.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Pre-Qualifying Tournament, Results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Round robin results, Draw 13
Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 pmWith Northern Ontario's win over the Northwest Territories, they become the first team to clinch a playoff spot.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Round robin results, Draw 14
Thursday, March 10, 9:30 amWith their wins, both Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador clinch playoff berths.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Round robin results, Draw 16
Thursday, March 10, 7:30 pmWith Manitoba's win, they clinch the remaining playoff spot.


2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Round robin results, Draw 17
Friday, March 11, 9:30 amWith Prince Edward Island losing and Northwest Territories winning, PEI will be relegated into the pre-qualifying tournament at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, as they have finished last.


2016 Tinkoff season
The 2016 season for Tinkoff began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2016 Tippeligaen
The 2016 Tippeligaen was the 72nd completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 11 March 2016. Due to the 2016 UEFA European Championship, there was a break between the rounds played on 29 May and 3 July. The decisive matches of the home-and-away season were played on 6 November 2016. A promotion/relegation play-off between the third-from-bottom team of the Tippeligaen and the winner of the promotion play-offs of the 2016 1. divisjon was contested on 30 November and 4 December 2016.


2016 Tippeligaen
The league was contested by 16 teams: the 13 best teams of the 2015 season; the two teams who won direct promotion from the 2015 1. divisjon, Sogndal and Brann; and Start, who won the promotion/relegation play-off finals against Jerv.


2016 Tippeligaen
The 2016 season was the last season the league was named Tippeligaen. The league changed its name to Eliteserien ahead of the 2017 season, a non-sponsor affiliated name controlled by the Football Association of Norway.


2016 Tippeligaen, Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. divisjon.


2016 Tippeligaen, Relegation play-offs
The 14th-placed team, Stabæk, took part in a two-legged play-off against Jerv, the winners of the 2016 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2017 Eliteserien.


2016 Tippeligaen, Relegation play-offs
Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2017 Eliteserien; Jerv remained in the 1. divisjon.


2016 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 126th edition of the Tipperary GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Tipperary, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 16 teams (15 clubs and 1 divisional side) with the winner going on to represent Tipperary in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began with a Group stage before proceeding to a knock-out format.


2016 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
Clonmel Commercials were the defending champions after they defeated Moyle Rovers in the previous years final, however they relinquished their crown to Loughmore-Castleiney at the Semi-Final stage this season.


2016 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
This was Upperchurch-Drombanes return to the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship title.


2016 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
Loughmore-Castleiney won the title after a 1-9 to 1-6 win against Moyle Rovers in the final on 30 October. It was their third county senior football title in four years.


2016 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
Thomas McDonaghs were relegated to the 2017 IFC at the end of the season after conceding a walk-over for each of their fixtures.


2016 Tipperary Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.


2016 Tipperary Senior Football Championship, Group stage
All 16 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 2 teams in each group go into the Quarter-Finals while the bottom team of each group will enter a Relegation Playoff.


2016 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The 2016 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The first round of the Championship began on 9 April.


2016 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Thurles Sarsfields played Kiladangan in the final, a repeat of the 1938 decider, Kiladangan’s last appearance in the final.


2016 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The final was played in Semple Stadium on 16 October, with Thurles Sarsfields winning the game by 0-27 to 1-15 in front of 6,546 spectators. Tipperary and Thurles legend Mickey Byrne died at age 93 on the morning of the match. It was a third successive win for Thurles, and the first time they've won three-in-a-row since the 1960s.


2016 Tipperary county football team season
The 2016 season was Liam Kearns's first year as manager of the senior Tipperary county football team.


2016 Tipperary county football team season
Tipperary recorded their first victory over Cork in the Munster Senior Football Championship since 1944 and reached the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 1935.


2016 Tipperary county football team season
In November 2015, Liam Kearns had been named as the new manager of the senior Tipperary county football team.


2016 Tipperary county football team season
Intersport/Elverys continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA for the second year. The Tipperary jersey for the 2016 season was the same as was used in 2015 and displayed the Intersport brand name on the front and their co-sponsor Elvery’s name on the back.


2016 Tipperary county football team season
On 3 November 2016, Michael Quinlivan won Tipperary's first All-Star award since 2003, being picked in the full-forward position. Evan Comerford, Robbie Kiely, Peter Acheson, and Conor Sweeney were also nominated. Josh Keane and Jimmy Feehan were also nominated for the All Stars Young Footballer of the Year award. Quinlivan became just the second Tipperary footballer to claim an All Star, joining Declan Browne who won the awards in 1998 and 2003.


2016 Tipperary county football team season, 2016 National Football League
Compete in Division 3 final and automatic promotion to Division 2  Automatic relegation to Division 4


2016 Tipperary county football team season, 2016 National Football League
2Sligo are ranked ahead of Tipperary by scoring difference as the head-to-head between the teams was a draw.


2016 Tipperary county football team season, 2016 Munster Senior Football Championship, Summary
In June 2016, Tipperary reached the Munster final after a 3-15 to 2-16 win against Cork. They lost the Munster final to Kerry by 3-17 to 2-10 in a game which was shown live on RTÉ One.


2016 Tipperary county football team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Summary
Tipperary went on to defeat Derry by 1-21 to 2-17 in round 4A of the qualifiers to reach the All Ireland Quarter-finals for the first time. On 31 July 2016, Tipperary defeated Galway  by 3-13 to 1-10 in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park as they reached their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.


2016 Tipperary county football team season, 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Summary
On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline. In the first half of the match Robbie Kiely received a black card after ten minutes for pulling on the jersey of Jason Doherty which the referee David Coldrick deemed as a cynical foul. Former players including Jim McGuinness and Peter Canavan have said that the black card was a wrong decision by the referee. The Derry game was shown live on Sky Sports with the Galway game shown live on RTÉ One. The Mayo game was shown live on RTÉ One and Sky Sports.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season
The 2016 season was Michael Ryan's first year as manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season
In October 2014, it had been confirmed that assistant manager Michael Ryan would succeed Eamon O'Shea as the Tipperary manager after the conclusion of the 2015 season. In November 2015, it was confirmed that Ryan will be assisted by former Tipperary player's John Madden as a selector and Declan Fanning as a coach in 2016. 1995 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship winning captain Brian Horgan was added to the backroom team on 20 November. In January, Conor Stakelum was also added to the management team as a selector. Denis Leamy was also added to the back-room team in July.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season
Brendan Maher was confirmed as captain for 2016 in December 2015 with Pádraic Maher retaining the role of vice-captain.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season
Intersport/Elverys continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA for the second year. The Tipperary jersey for the 2016 season was the same as was used in 2015 and displayed the Intersport brand name on the front and their co-sponsor Elvery's name on the back.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season
Tipperary chose not to compete in the new Munster Senior Hurling League which began on 3 January and instead choose to arrange challenge games before the start of the National League in February. Tipperary began their season at the JK Brackens pitch in Templemore on 10 January where they defeated Offaly in a challenge match.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season
Tipperary went on to win their 27th All-Ireland title and first time since 2010, defeating Kilkenny in the final, 2–29 to 2–20.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 senior hurling management team, 2016 squad
The following players made their competitive senior debut in 2016.


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 senior hurling management team, 2016 squad
A panel of 26 players for the opening National Hurling League game against Dublin in Semple Stadium on 13 February was announced on 11 February and will be reviewed before each Hurling League game. Ahead of that announcement, the county confirmed on 10 February that "Seamus Callanan will be out for a further couple of weeks, Conor O’Brien will be out for 3 weeks, Kieran Bergin will also be out for 2 weeks while new panelist Sean Curran has suffered a medial ligament injury which will result in Sean missing the entire League.”


2016 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2016 senior hurling management team, 2016 squad
The first panel announced for the Dublin game was as follows, Darren Gleeson, Cathal Barrett, Tomás Hamill, Michael Cahill, Brendan Maher, James Barry, Padraic Maher, Michael Breen, Daire Quinn, Dan McCormack, Patrick Maher, Jason Forde, Noel McGrath, Conor Kenny, John McGrath, Darragh Mooney, Ronan Maher, Willie Ryan, Liam Ryan, John Meagher, Joe Gallagher, Adrian Ryan, Dylan Fitzelle, Sean Ryan, Andrew Coffey, and John O’Dwyer.