2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Georgia Southern
Despite a relatively productive offensive performance on the following drive, the Eagles settled for yet another field goal with 12:09 left in the game, from 38 yards out, reducing the deficit to a touchdown. Ole Miss extended the lead to 10 once again with 7:14 left in the game, which would be the game's final points scored. Ole Miss snapped its three games losing streak with a double digit win in their first ever meeting with Georgia Southern.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #10 Texas A&M
Ole Miss freshman quarterback Shea Patterson made his debut as the Rebels' starting quarterback after getting the redshirt pulled following a season-ending injury suffered by Chad Kelly. Each team's first drive stalled, with Ole Miss being forced to punt after a three-and-out on the game's opening drive and with Texas A&M being stopped on the 4th down and 4 at the Ole Miss 34 yard line. Ole Miss struck first on the ensuing drive with a 25-yard Gary Wunderlich field goal, giving the Rebels a 3–0 lead with 5:23 left in the first quarter.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #10 Texas A&M
On the Aggies' drive that followed, Texas A&M quarterback Jake Hubenak found a wide open Christian Kirk for a gain of 69 yards, which eventually led to the game's first touchdown when Texas A&M running back Keith Ford ran it in from six yards out, giving the Aggies a 7–3 lead with 4:49 left in opening quarter. The Aggies got the ball back again after the ensuing Ole Miss possession stalled and resulted in a punt, and scored once again when Keith Ford found the end zone a yard out, shortly after the second quarter began.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #10 Texas A&M
Ole Miss's next drive stalled in the red zone for the second time of the night, and the Rebels settled for a 24-yard Gary Wunderlich field goal, cutting the deficit to 14–6 with 7:46 left in the first half. The Aggies extended their lead to 15 on the following drive, which was set up a 90-yard kickoff return to the Ole Miss 6 yard line and capped off with a 1-yard pass from Hubenak to Speedy Noil with 6:43 left in the second quarter, which would be the final score of the half.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #10 Texas A&M
The Aggies got the ball with great field position to open the second half after an unsuccessful onside kick attempt by the Rebels, with the ball on the Aggies' 48 yard line. The Aggies failed to take advantage of the good field position, when the Ole Miss defense stopped the Texas A&M offense on 4th and 1.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #10 Texas A&M
The Aggies got the ball back following a Shea Patterson interception on the next drive, but couldn't get any offensive production going, as they were forced to punt the ball back to the Rebels, but got the ball back once again following a fumble by Jason Pellerin the red zone. The remainder of the third quarter featured three punts, which preserved a 21–6 score heading into the game's final quarter. Ole Miss quickly opened scoring in the fourth quarter, however, when Patterson found receiver Damore'ea Stringfellow for a 6-yard touchdown strike with 14:50 left in the game.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #10 Texas A&M
Ole Miss got the ball after the Aggies' drive that followed stalled, and converted the opportunity to points when running back Akeem Judd found the end zone from 21 yards out with 12:12 left in the game. The Rebels reduced the deficit to 21–19 after an unsuccessful two point conversion attempt. The Aggies responded with a score of their own when Hubenak found receiver Josh Reynolds from 13 yards out with 6:41 left in the game, extending the Aggie lead to 9. Ole Miss responded on the following drive with a 32-yard Van Jefferson touchdown reception with 5:17 left.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, #10 Texas A&M
The Aggies were forced to punt on the following possession, giving Ole Miss the ball with an opportunity to take the lead with, which they did so with a 39-yard Gary Wunderlich field goal with just 37 seconds left in the game, giving the Rebels a 1-point lead. On the Texas A&M possession that followed, Jake Hubenak was intercepted by Deontay Anderson, sealing the upset victory for the Rebels, their first win of the season against an SEC West opponent and their third consecutive win over the Aggies.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
The Rebels will enter their rivalry matchup against the Commodores looking to get their fourth consecutive win over Vanderbilt and their third straight road win against the Commodores. Vanderbilt will be hoping to get their first home win against the Rebels since 2009.


2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Ole Miss will be hosting their biggest rivals, Mississippi State on senior day in Oxford having won seven of their last eight home games against the Bulldogs. Mississippi State will be looking to win in Oxford for the first time since 2010.


2016 Olivet Comets football team
The 2016 Olivet Comets football team, sometimes known as Team 116 in reference to the 116th season the Olivet football program had fielded a team, was an American football team that represented Olivet College during the 2016 NCAA Division III football season. The Comets play in the MIAA and played their home games at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet, Michigan.


2016 Olivet Comets football team
Olivet was led by Dan Pifer, who was in his fifth and final season with the Comets, as he would be hired by the Walsh University football team of the G-MAC to become their new head coach in December 2016. In January 2017, offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator Dan Musielewicz was hired as the new head coach for the Comets.


2016 Olivet Comets football team, Season Synopsis
The Comets won the MIAA conference title outright for the first time since 1974 and at least a share of the conference title for the second consecutive year and the first time since 1913-1914. The title was the twelfth in school history and the nine wins in the season tied the single season record set in 2015. The Comets also made an appearance in the 2016 NCAA College Football Playoffs for the second time in school history, the other in 2007. Olivet faced John Carroll University in the First Round and lost to the Blue Streaks 37-12.


2016 Olivet Comets football team, Broadcasting
For another season, broadcasting for the Comets was done by 89.1 The One WOCR FM with play-by-play done by sports director Matt Scher and color analysis by Zach Sturgill. The games could be heard on the radio and on wocrfm.com. A first for Olivet Football, home games were broadcast on the Comet Sports Network produced by Visual Premier Productions, LLC. with audio simulcasted from WOCR's broadcast. The Comet Sports Network broadcasts were streamed through YouTube.


2016 Olongapo local elections
Local elections were held in Olongapo City on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.


2016 Olongapo local elections, Mayoralty Election
Incumbent Mayor Rolen Paulino is running for reelection as Mayor under the Liberal Party, his running mate is Councilor Jong Cortez.


2016 Olongapo local elections, Mayoralty Election
His opponent are former Mayor James L. Gordon Jr. is set to make a political comeback after 3 years. He is running under the Bagumbayan-VNP, his running mate is incumbent Vice Mayor Rodel Cerezo and Independent candidate Octavio Galvezo.


2016 Omaha Beef season
The 2016 Omaha Beef season was the team's seventeenth and second as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of 12 teams in the CIF for the 2016 season, they played in the 6-team Northern Division.


2016 Omaha Beef season
The Beef played their home games at the Ralston Arena in Ralston, Nebraska, under the direction of head coach Cory Ross.


2016 Omaha Beef season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated April 19, 201626 Active, 0 Inactive


2016 Oman Super Cup
The 2016 Oman Super Cup was the 14th edition of the Oman Super Cup, an annual football match between Fanja SC, the champions of the 2015-16 Oman Professional League and Saham Club the winners of the 2015-16 Sultan Qaboos Cup. The match was played at the Al-Seeb Stadium in Al-Seeb, Oman.


2016 Oman Super Cup
On 8 September 2016, Saham claimed their Super Cup title after securing a 1-0 win over Fanja. Their new signing Badar Al-Jabri struck in the second half to secure a thrilling 1-0 win over the defending Oman Professional League champions in the opening game of the 2016-17 Omani football season.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
The 71st edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was held on 27 February 2016. It was won by Belgian Greg Van Avermaet in a five-man sprint before Peter Sagan and Tiesj Benoot.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
The race started and finished in Ghent, Belgium, covering 200.8 km. The Omloop marked the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe and was rated as a 1.HC event of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Preview, Route
The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad started in Ghent, East Flanders, and addressed the Flemish Ardennes in the south of the province, featuring numerous short climbs, before returning to Ghent. This edition, organizers needed to find an alternative for the traditional start and finish location on Sint-Pietersplein. In 2016 organizers chose Citadel Park, the site adjacent to the Kuipke velodrome, as the start location. The finish was on Emile Claus thoroughfare, close to the starting place.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Preview, Route
At 200 kilometres and with a dozen climbs in the hill zone, the course was challenging and arduous. Additionally, there were several flat stretches of cobbles. The race featured one new climb, Boembekeberg, as a replacement for the Molenberg, which was skipped because of road works.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Preview, Route
Northern part of the race : Begin of the route (red), final (green)


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Preview, Route
Southern part of the race : Begin of the route (red), intermediate part (blue), final (green)


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Preview, Pre-race favourites
Britain's Ian Stannard, the winner of the previous two editions, was not present in this year's event. World champion Peter Sagan was among the key favourites, together with classics specialists Alexander Kristoff, Tom Boonen, Greg Van Avermaet and Philippe Gilbert. Former world time trial champion Tony Martin made a first appearance.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Preview, Teams
25 teams were invited: 12 UCI WorldTeams and 13 continental teams. In total, 199 riders were at the start.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Race report
Twelve riders, among which Alexis Gougeard, were in the early breakaway, as Etixx–Quick-Step and Team Katusha held them within range of the peloton. Greg Van Avermaet, Luke Rowe and Tiesj Benoot broke clear on Taaienberg, immediately being joined by Peter Sagan on the descent. The four riders caught the remaining early escapees and dropped them all on the last cobbled sections, except for Gougeard. Powering on to Ghent, the elite group stayed clear until the finish and the race was decided in a five-man sprint. Van Avermaet led out the slightly uphill sprint from afar and sealed his first win of the season. Sagan was second, Benoot third. Jens Debusschere won the sprint for sixth place, nine seconds behind Van Avermaet.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)
The 11th running of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad women's race in Belgium was held on 27 February 2016 and is widely regarded as the start of the Classics season. The race was won by the ruling world champion, Britain's Lizzie Armitstead, after a solo breakaway. Chantal Blaak won the sprint for second place ahead of Tiffany Cromwell. Armitstead’s win marks the first time a world champion has graced the top step of the podium at the Belgian Semi-Classic. The Omloop started and finished in Ghent, addressing several climbs in the Flemish Ardennes and covering 124 km (77.1 mi).


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race), Race
Nearly 200 riders set out for the 123 km. A nervous but inactive first half gives way for non-stop attacks over the climbs and cobbles that feature in the second half of the race. Jessie Daams (Lotto Soudal Ladies) rode away from the peloton for a short-lived solo effort and got a maximum advantage of 30 seconds over the peloton heading into the Wolvenberg. 40 km from the finish, the peloton pulled back Daams. On the Molenberg Ellen van Dijk went away and opened the race again. She was caught on the Paddestraat cobbles.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race), Race
Romy Kasper (Boels-Dolmans) led a trio of riders, part of a fragmented reduced bunch, just beyond the Paddestraat. Ten kilometres later with 20 km remaining Armitstead and Elvin rode away. The duo stretched out their advantage to 45 seconds but Armitstead was doing most of the work. When Armitstead stopped Cycling hard they rode at a low speed for a while. When there was a slight drag in the road Armitstead attacked and rode away from Gracie. Behind Armitstead the chase was disorganised.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race), Race
Rabo-Liv and Wiggle High5 eventually collaborated on the front, but their efforts weren’t enough to close the gap. Future attacks proved unnecessary. Armitstead maintained her advantage all the way to the line. Behind her Chantal Blaak delivered a one-two for Boels-Dolmans as she beat Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM) in a reduced bunch sprint. The 22-rider chase group finished 29 seconds behind Armitstead.


2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race), Aftermath
Ellen van Dijk crashed during the race. She finished the race in arrears due to a bike change. After the race at the hospital it appears she had one broken and some bruised ribs.


2016 Omloop van het Hageland
The 2016 Omloop van het Hageland was the 12th running of the women's Omloop van het Hageland, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was held on 28 February 2016, over a distance of 129.1 kilometres (80.2 miles) around Tielt-Winge. It was rated by the UCI as a 1.1 category race.


2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election
The 2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on November 26, 2016, the APC nominee Rotimi Akeredolu won election, defeating Eyitayo Jegede of the PDP.


2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election
Rotimi Akeredolu emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 669 votes and defeating his closest rival, Segun Abraham, who received 635 votes, Olusola Oke came third with 583 votes and Ajayi Boroffice had 471 votes. He picked Agboola Ajayi as his running mate. Eyitayo Jegede was the PDP candidate with Prince John Ola Mafo as his running mate. 28 candidates contested in the election.


2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Ondo State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary election was held on September 4, 2016. Rotimi Akeredolu won the primary election polling 669 votes against 3 other candidates. His closest rival, Segun Abraham, had 635 votes, Olusola Oke came third with 583 votes and Ajayi Boroffice received 471 votes.


2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was held on August 22, 2016. Eyitayo Jegede won the primary election polling 760 votes against Hon. Saka Lawal, the deputy governorship candidate of the PDP in the 2012 governorship election, who received 22 votes.


2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election, Results
A total number of 28 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.


2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,647,973, while 584,997 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 580,887, while number of valid votes was 551,272. Rejected votes were 29,615.


2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election, Results, By local government area
Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 551,272 represents the 27 political parties that participated in the election.Blue represents LGAs won by Rotimi Akeredolu. Green represents LGAs won by Eyitayo Jegede.


2016 One Love Tennis Open
The 2016 One Love Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Atlanta, United States, on 12–18 September 2016.


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


2016 One Love Tennis Open – Doubles
This was a new event in the ITF Women's Circuit.


2016 One Love Tennis Open – Doubles
Ingrid Neel and Luisa Stefani won the title, defeating Alexandra Stevenson and Taylor Townsend in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–5].


2016 One Love Tennis Open – Singles
This was a new event in the ITF Women's Circuit.


2016 One Love Tennis Open – Singles
Elise Mertens won the title, defeating Melanie Oudin in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 18 to 24 at the Brampton Curling Club in Brampton, Ontario. The winning Jenn Hanna rink represented Ontario at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie, Alberta.


2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The final featured two rinks from the Ottawa Curling Club, the #1 ranked team in the world, skipped by Rachel Homan against 2005 Tournament of Hearts runner up Jenn Hanna, making her first provincial appearance since 2012, after taking a few seasons off. Hanna beat the Homan team 10-8 in the final, an upset as the Homan team had only lost one event all season, and led both the World Curling Tour Order of Merit ranking and money list at the time (while Hanna was ranked 69th and 80th respectively).


2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification Process
Qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed for 2016. Eight teams qualified from four regional qualifiers (two each) and a challenge round. The defending champion Julie Hastings rink and the top CTRS team (the Rachel Homan rink) also qualified.


2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification
East and west regional qualifiers ran from December 18-December 21, 2015. Two teams from each region qualified. A second set of qualifiers were held in each region will be held January 8–10.


2016 Ontario Tankard
The 2016 Ontario Tankard, the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 1 to 7 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in Brantford, Ontario. The winning Glenn Howard rink represented Ontario at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa.


2016 Ontario Tankard
The Howard rink from Toronto defeated the John Epping rink (also from Toronto) in the final. It is Howard's 16th provincial championship title (ninth as skip).


2016 Ontario Tankard, Teams
1Spencer was added to the team, replacing Richard Hart, who was bumped up to third, as Howard's regular third, Wayne Middaugh suffered an injury in a skiing accident and will have to miss out the remainder of the season. 2Scott Bailey, the regular skip of this team was not able to play due work commitments; Fanset skipped the team in his place. Fraser Reid was added as a spare.


2016 Ontario Tankard, Qualification
Southern Ontario zones ran from December 18–20, 2015 with regional tournaments held January 2–3. Two teams from each zone qualify to 4 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier. As the defending champion Mark Kean rink disbanded in the off season, the 2015 runner-up John Epping rink from the Dondalda Curling Club automatically qualified in the defending champion berth.


2016 Open 13
The 2016 Open 13 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 23rd edition of the Open 13, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France, from 15 February through 21 February 2016.


2016 Open 13 – Doubles
Marin Draganja and Henri Kontinen were the defending champions, but Kontinen chose not to participate. Draganja played alongside Julian Knowle, but lost in the quarterfinals to Teymuraz Gabashvili and Nick Kyrgios. Mate Pavić and Michael Venus won the title, defeating Jonathan Erlich and Colin Fleming in the final, 6–2, 6–3.


2016 Open 13 – Singles
Gilles Simon was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Teymuraz Gabashvili.


2016 Open 13 – Singles
Nick Kyrgios won his first ATP title, defeating Marin Čilić in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–3).


2016 Open 13 – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2016 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne
The 2016 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Quimper, France, between 29 February and 6 March 2016.


2016 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Doubles
Flavio Cipolla and Dominik Meffert were the defending champions, but chose not to participate .


2016 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Doubles
Tristan Lamasine and Albano Olivetti won the title, defeating Nikola Mektić and Antonio Šančić 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] in the final .


2016 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Singles
Benoît Paire was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title .


2016 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Singles
Andrey Rublev won the title, defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–7(6–8) , 6–4, 6–4 in the final .


2016 Open Bogotá
The 2016 Open Bogotá was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bogotá, Colombia between 7 and 13 November 2016.


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


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


2016 Open Bogotá, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player entered the main draw as an alternate:


2016 Open Bogotá – Doubles
Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Open Bogotá – Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Sergio Galdós won the title after defeating Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2016 Open Bogotá – Singles
Eduardo Struvay was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Facundo Bagnis.


2016 Open Bogotá – Singles
Bagnis won the title after defeating Horacio Zeballos 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2016 Open Castilla y León
The 2016 Open Castilla y León was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition, for men, and 2nd edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of €64,000+H, for men, and $10,000, for women, in prize money. It took place in El Espinar, Segovia, Spain, on 25–31 July 2016.


2016 Open Castilla y León, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Open Castilla y León, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2016 Open Castilla y León, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Open Castilla y León, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2016 Open Castilla y León – Men's Doubles
Alexander Kudryavtsev and Denys Molchanov were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Open Castilla y León – Men's Doubles
Purav Raja and Divij Sharan won the title after defeating Quino Muñoz and Akira Santillan 6–3, 4–6, [10–8] in the final.


2016 Open Castilla y León – Men's Singles
Evgeny Donskoy was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2016 Open Castilla y León – Men's Singles
Luca Vanni won the title after defeating Illya Marchenko 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.


2016 Open Championship
The 2016 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 145th Open Championship, played from 14–17 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the ninth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon, and the fifth since gaining royal status.


2016 Open Championship
Henrik Stenson shot a final round 63 for 264, a record 20-under par, three strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson, the 2013 champion. The leader after 54 holes, Stenson became the first Scandinavian man to win a major title.


2016 Open Championship
This was the final appearance for 1997 champion Justin Leonard.


2016 Open Championship, Media
This was the first Open Championship under new television rights deals in the United Kingdom and United States. In the U.K., Sky Sports replaced the BBC, who held broadcast rights from 1955 to 2015, marking the first time that rights to the Open had been held by a subscription television service. To comply with anti-siphoning laws, rights to broadcast a nightly highlights programme on free-to-air television were sold to the BBC. The contract was to begin in 2017, but the BBC opted out of the 2016 edition.


2016 Open Championship, Media
In the U.S., television rights shifted from ESPN to NBC and sister pay-TV network Golf Channel, marking the first time that Golf Channel had coverage of a men's major championship. It also restored a major to the network for the first time since 2014; from 1995 to 2014, NBC televised the U.S. Open and other championships of the USGA, which moved to Fox Sports in 2015. Similarly to the BBC, ESPN chose to opt out of its final year of Open rights, causing NBC's rights to begin in 2016 instead.


2016 Open Championship, Venue
Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.


2016 Open Championship, Field
Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.


2016 Open Championship, Field
Mark Calcavecchia, Darren Clarke (2), Ben Curtis, John Daly, David Duval, Ernie Els (2), Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington (2), Zach Johnson (2,3,4,12,14), Paul Lawrie, Justin Leonard, Sandy Lyle, Rory McIlroy (2,4,5,6,10,12), Phil Mickelson (2,4,14), Mark O'Meara, Louis Oosthuizen (2,3,4,5,12,14)


2016 Open Championship, Field
Jason Day (4,10,11,12,14), Sergio García (4), Marc Leishman (4,14), Jordan Niebrugge, Justin Rose (4,5,8,12), Adam Scott (4,9,14), Jordan Spieth (4,8,9,12,14), Danny Willett (4,5,9)


2016 Open Championship, Field
An Byeong-hun (5,6), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (5), Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Paul Casey (12), Kevin Chappell, Matthew Fitzpatrick (5), Rickie Fowler (11,12,14), Jim Furyk (12), Branden Grace (5,14), Emiliano Grillo, Bill Haas (12,14), Charley Hoffman (12), J. B. Holmes (12,14), Billy Horschel, Thongchai Jaidee (5,14), Dustin Johnson (8,12,14), Kim Kyung-tae (19), Kevin Kisner (12), Søren Kjeldsen (5), Russell Knox, Matt Kuchar (12,14), Danny Lee (12,14), David Lingmerth, Shane Lowry (5), Hideki Matsuyama (12,14), Ryan Moore, Kevin Na (12), Patrick Reed (5,12,14), Charl Schwartzel (5,14), Brandt Snedeker (12), Henrik Stenson (5,12), Andy Sullivan (5), Justin Thomas, Jimmy Walker (12,14), Bubba Watson (9,12,14), Lee Westwood (OQS-Thailand), Bernd Wiesberger (5)


2016 Open Championship, Field
Kristoffer Broberg, Victor Dubuisson, Ross Fisher, Tommy Fleetwood, David Howell, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Martin Kaymer (8,11), Anirban Lahiri (14,15), James Morrison, Thorbjørn Olesen, Thomas Pieters, Marc Warren, Chris Wood (6)


2016 Open Championship, Field
The Open Qualifying Series (OQS) consists of 10 events from the six major tours. Places are available to the leading players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the top n and ties. In the event of ties, positions go to players ranked highest according to that week's OWGR.


2016 Open Championship, Field
The Greenbrier Classic was cancelled due to the damage sustained by the course in the 2016 West Virginia flood. The Open Qualifying Series event originally slated for the Greenbrier was shifted to the Barracuda Championship.


2016 Open Championship, Field
The Final Qualifying events were played on 28 June at four courses covering Scotland and the North-West, Central and South-coast regions of England. Three qualifying places were available at each location. None of the twelve qualifiers had played in Regional Qualifying on 20 June: each was exempted by virtue of holding an Official World Golf Ranking.


2016 Open Championship, Field
To make up the full field of 156, additional places are allocated in ranking order from the Official World Golf Ranking at the time that these places are made available by the Championship Committee. Any places made available after 3 July will use the week 27 rankings. Eleven places were made available on 27 June based on the week 26 rankings.


2016 Open Championship, Round summaries, First round
Phil Mickelson shot an 8-under-par 63 to take a three-shot lead over Martin Kaymer and Patrick Reed. His 63 tied him with 27 others for the lowest round in a major championship. Mickelson had a 16-foot putt at the 18th to become the first player to score 62 at a major championship, but the putt lipped out of the hole.


2016 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Phil Mickelson maintained his lead at the halfway point at 132 (−10), a stroke ahead of Henrik Stenson, whose 65 moved him into solo second place. The cut was at 146 (+4), allowing previous major champions Jordan Spieth, Danny Willett, and Bubba Watson to continue onto the third day. Billy Horschel started in joint fourth place, but had a dismal 85 to miss the cut by six strokes.


2016 Open Championship, Round summaries, Third round
Henrik Stenson (68) overtook  Phil Mickelson (70) in the third round, taking a single-shot lead into the final round, with Mickelson five shots clear of the field.


2016 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
In what earned instant acclaim as one of the greatest final-round duels in major championship history, Henrik Stenson broke the aggregate scoring record for all majors while establishing a new Open Championship record on his way to his first career major win. In the final pairing with Phil Mickelson, Stenson began the round with a one-shot advantage. Mickelson quickly jumped into the lead with a birdie at the first while Stenson three-putted for bogey. Stenson rebounded with five birdies on the front nine while Mickelson recorded a birdie and an eagle at the par-5 fourth, giving Stenson back a one-shot lead at the turn.


2016 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Both birdied the tenth, then Stenson made bogey at the eleventh and they were tied again. Both parred the next two holes, then Stenson recorded three consecutive birdies, including a 51-foot (16 m) putt from off the green on the 15th to open up a two-shot lead. Mickelson narrowly missed an eagle putt on the 16th while Stenson got up and down from the greenside rough for a birdie to maintain the advantage. With another birdie at the 18th, Stenson tied the major championship scoring record at 63 (−8). Runner-up Mickelson shot 267 to equal the previous Open record set by Greg Norman in 1993. Eleven strokes behind Mickelson in solo third was J. B. Holmes at 278 (−6).


2016 Open Città della Disfida
The 2016 Open Città della Disfida was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 17th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Barletta, Italy between 11 and 17 April 2016.


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


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


2016 Open Città della Disfida – Doubles
Johan Brunström and Dick Norman were the defending champions, but only Brunström chose to defend his title, partnering Andreas Siljeström.


2016 Open Città della Disfida – Doubles
Brunström and Siljeström won the title, defeating Flavio Cipolla and Rogério Dutra Silva 0–6, 6–4, [10–8] in the final.


2016 Open Città della Disfida – Singles
Aljaž Bedene was the defending champion but chose not to participate.


2016 Open Città della Disfida – Singles
Elias Ymer won the title, defeating Adam Pavlásek 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées
The 2016 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twentieth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000+H in prize money. It took place in Saint-Gaudens, France, on 9–15 May 2016.


2016 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2016 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées – Doubles
Mariana Duque and Julia Glushko were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2016 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées – Doubles
Demi Schuurs and Renata Voráčová won the title, defeating Nicola Geuer and Viktorija Golubic in the final, 6–1, 6–2.


2016 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées – Singles
María Teresa Torró Flor was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2016 Open Engie Saint-Gaudens Midi-Pyrénées – Singles
Irina Khromacheva won the title, defeating Maria Sakkari in the final, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–1.


2016 Open Engie de Touraine
The 2016 Open Engie de Touraine was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 12th 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 Joué-lès-Tours, France, on 17–23 October 2016.


2016 Open Engie de Touraine, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Open Engie de Touraine, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2016 Open Engie de Touraine – Doubles
Alexandra Cadanțu and Cristina Dinu were the defending champions, but Dinu chose not to participate. Cadanțu partnered Ekaterina Yashina, but they were defeated in the final by Ivana Jorović and Lesley Kerkhove, 6–3, 7–5.


2016 Open Engie de Touraine – Singles
Olga Fridman was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2016 Open Engie de Touraine – Singles
Maryna Zanevska won the title, defeating Elena Gabriela Ruse in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2016 Open Féminin de Marseille
The 2016 Open Féminin de Marseille was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Marseille, France, on 31 May – 5 June 2016.


2016 Open Féminin de Marseille, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2016 Open Féminin de Marseille – Doubles
Tatiana Búa and Laura Thorpe were the defending champions, but Thorpe chose not to participate. Búa partners Alona Fomina, but lost in the first round to Hsieh Su-wei and Nicole Melichar.


2016 Open Féminin de Marseille – Doubles
Hsieh and Melichar won the champion, beating Jana Čepelová and Lourdes Domínguez Lino in the final, 1–6, 6–3, [10–3].


2016 Open Féminin de Marseille – Singles
Monica Niculescu was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2016 Open Féminin de Marseille – Singles
Danka Kovinić won the title, defeating Hsieh Su-wei in the final, 6–2, 6–3.


2016 Open Harmonie mutuelle
The 2016 Open Harmonie mutuelle was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Saint-Brieuc, France between 28 March and 3 April 2016.


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


2016 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Doubles
Grégoire Burquier and Alexandre Sidorenko were the defending champions, but only Sidorenko chose to defend his title partnering Axel Michon. Sidorenko lost to Ivan and Matej Sabanov in the first round.


2016 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Doubles
Rameez Junaid and Andreas Siljeström won the title after defeating James Cerretani and Antal van der Duim 5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–8] in the final.


2016 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Singles
Nicolas Mahut was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title.


2016 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Singles
Alexandre Sidorenko won the title, defeating Igor Sijsling 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2016 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon
The 2016 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Lyon, France between 6 and 12 June 2016.


2016 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon – Doubles
Grégoire Barrère and Tristan Lamasine won the title after defeating Jonathan Eysseric and Franko Škugor 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] in the final.


2016 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon – Singles
Steve Darcis won the title after defeating Thiago Monteiro 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 in the final.


2016 Open Sud de France
The 2016 Open Sud de France was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the Open Sud de France, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Arena Montpellier in Montpellier, France, from February 1 to February 7, 2016.


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


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


2016 Open Sud de France – Doubles
Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Andrea Arnaboldi and Marc López.


2016 Open Sud de France – Doubles
Mate Pavić and Michael Venus won the title, defeating Alexander and Mischa Zverev in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–4).


2016 Open Sud de France – Singles
Richard Gasquet was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu in the final, 7–5, 6–4.


2016 Open Sud de France – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2016 Open d'Orléans
The 2016 Open d'Orléans was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Orléans, France between 26 September and 2 October 2016.


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


2016 Open d'Orléans, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2016 Open d'Orléans, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry with a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2016 Open d'Orléans – Doubles
Tristan Lamasine and Fabrice Martin were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Open d'Orléans – Doubles
Nikola Mektić and Franko Škugor won the title after defeating Ariel Behar and Andrei Vasilevski 6–2, 7–5 in the final.


2016 Open d'Orléans – Singles
Jan-Lennard Struff was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Daniil Medvedev.


2016 Open d'Orléans – Singles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert won the title after defeating Norbert Gombos 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.


2016 Open de Guadeloupe
The 2016 Open de Guadeloupe was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe between 4 and 10 April 2016.


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


2016 Open de Guadeloupe, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry courtesy of a protected ranking:


2016 Open de Guadeloupe – Doubles
James Cerretani and Antal van der Duim were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Austin Krajicek and Mitchell Krueger 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] in the final.


2016 Open de Guadeloupe – Singles
Ruben Bemelmans was the defending champion, but decided not to defend his title.


2016 Open de Guadeloupe – Singles
Malek Jaziri won the title, defeating Stefan Kozlov 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Open de Limoges
The 2016 Open de Limoges was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 WTA 125K series, offering a total of $115,000 in prize money. It took place in Limoges, France, on 14–20 November 2016.


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


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


2016 Open de Limoges – Doubles
Barbora Krejčíková and Mandy Minella were the defending champions, but Krejčíková chose not to participate. Minella partnered Elise Mertens, and successfully defended her title, defeating Anna Smith and Renata Voráčová in the final 6–4, 6–4.


2016 Open de Limoges – Singles
Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6–4, 6–0.


2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur
The 2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 32nd and final edition of the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, from May 15 through May 21, 2016.


2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles
Mate Pavić and Michael Venus were the defending champions, but lost to Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the final, 6–4, 4–6, [8–10].


2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Singles
Dominic Thiem was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0.


2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2016 Open du Pays d'Aix
The 2016 Open du Pays d'Aix was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Aix-en-Provence, France between 2 and 8 May 2016.


2016 Open du Pays d'Aix, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Open du Pays d'Aix, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt to gain entry into the main draw:


2016 Open du Pays d'Aix, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry as a protected ranking to gain entry into the main draw:


2016 Open du Pays d'Aix – Doubles
Robin Haase and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were the defending champions but chose not to participate.


2016 Open du Pays d'Aix – Doubles
Oliver Marach and Philipp Oswald won the title, defeating Guillermo Durán and Máximo González 6–1, 4–6, [10–7] in the final.


2016 Open du Pays d'Aix – Singles
Robin Haase was the defending champion but chose not to participate.


2016 Open du Pays d'Aix – Singles
Thiago Monteiro won the title, defeating Carlos Berlocq 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2016 Orange Bowl
The 2016 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, played between the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference against the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Florida State won the game by a score of 33–32. Dalvin Cook, running back for the Seminoles, was named the game's MVP.


2016 Orange Bowl
The game was played on the 30th instead of on December 31 or January 1, as the following day's College Football Playoff semi-final bowls were played with earlier kick-off times that intruded into the New Year's Six early-afternoon scheduling window.


2016 Orange Bowl, Teams
This Orange Bowl game featured the Michigan Wolverines and the Florida State Seminoles.


2016 Orange Bowl, Teams
This was the third meeting between the two schools, with the all time series tied at 1–1; the most recent previous meeting was in 1991, when the Seminoles defeated the Wolverines by a score of 51–31 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The other meeting occurred in 1986 when the Wolverines defeated the Seminoles by a score of 20–18, a game also played in Ann Arbor.


2016 Orange Bowl, Teams, Michigan Wolverines
After finishing their regular season with a 10–2 record, the Wolverines were selected to their third Orange Bowl appearance. This was their 45th bowl game appearance, the 11th-highest total all-time among FBS schools.


2016 Orange Bowl, Teams, Florida State Seminoles
After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record, the Seminoles were selected to their 10th Orange Bowl appearance, the third most Orange Bowl appearances by any team. This will be their 46th bowl game appearance.


2016 Orange County Breakers season
The 2016 Orange County Breakers season was the 14th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its 12th season in Orange County, California, the first after returning from playing two seasons in Greater Austin, Texas as the Austin Aces.


2016 Orange County Breakers season
The Breakers finished second in WTT with 8 wins and 4 losses and lost in the WTT Finals to the San Diego Aviators, 25–14 in extended play. The Breakers were led by WTT Female Most Valuable Player Nicole Gibbs.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, Move back to Orange County
On December 14, 2015, Austin Aces owner Lorne Abony announced that the team had been unable to find a suitable permanent venue and would move back to Orange County, California for the 2016 season and be renamed the Orange County Breakers. The Aces officially reported their average home attendance in 2014, as 2,155. However, general manager Allen Hardison said that the real figure may have been closer to 1,300.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, Move back to Orange County
In 2015, the average attendance was approximately 950, even though the first 1,000 fans at the gates for the Western Conference Championship Match who had an online code were admitted for free. Hardison was complimentary of the staffs at both Cedar Park Center and Gregory Gymnasium, and he also noted that the fans who supported the Aces were "some of the best in the league." Hardison said that in order for a WTT franchise to survive, it has to have a venue that meets established criteria for location, venue type and availability, and that ideally offers an outdoor setting. Although the team's new home court was not immediately announced, officials with a desirable venue in Orange County had reportedly reached out to the Aces to lure them back.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, Move back to Orange County
On January 27, 2016, the Breakers announced that they would play their 2016 home matches at Breakers Stadium at the Newport Beach Tennis Club. "We are thrilled that the Breakers have found an outdoor venue to call home at the Newport Beach Tennis Club. The Breakers have a long history in this city, and Breakers Stadium at Newport Beach Tennis Club will offer tennis fans the perfect setting to watch world-class tennis," said Hardison. "Bringing the Breakers and Mylan World TeamTennis to the Newport Beach Tennis Club is something that we have been looking into the past few years.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, Move back to Orange County
Breakers matches will bring Newport Beach and Orange County residents access to some of the best tennis players on the tours. Our club is excited to be a part of that and play a role in bringing the Breakers and professional tennis back to Newport Beach," said Newport Beach Tennis Club owner Steve Joyce."


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, Roddick traded to New York
On February 17, 2016, WTT announced that the Breakers had traded former world number 1 male player Andy Roddick to the expansion New York Empire for undisclosed consideration.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, Draft
At the WTT Draft on March 25, 2016, the Breakers traded their first-round selection in the marquee player portion of the draft to the Washington Kastles for undisclosed consideration. The Kastles used this pick to select Bob and Mike Bryan as a doubles team. The Breakers passed on making a selection in the second round of the marquee player portion of the draft. In the first two rounds of the roster player portion of the draft, the Breakers protected Nicole Gibbs and 2015 WTT Female Rookie of the Year Alla Kudryavtseva.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, Draft
In the third round, the Breakers selected Scott Lipsky, who played for the now-defunct Boston Lobsters in 2015, and left Jarmere Jenkins unprotected. In the fourth round, the Breakers selected Dennis Novikov and left 2015 WTT Male Most Valuable Player Teymuraz Gabashvili unprotected. The Breakers passed on selecting a roster-exempt player in the fifth round of the roster portion of the draft.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, Steve Johnson returns to the Breakers
On April 29, 2016, the Breakers announced that they had re-signed Steve Johnson, a resident of nearby Redondo Beach, California, as a wildcard player. Johnson earned the WTT Male Rookie of the Year award playing for the Breakers in 2013.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The Breakers' return to Southern California opened with a four-game series against the San Diego Aviators. When the Breakers last called Orange County their home in 2013, the Aviators were known as the New York Sportimes. While the teams did not have any history as geographic rivals, the franchises did meet in the 2005 WTT Finals with the Sportimes earning the title with a 21–18 victory over the Newport Beach Breakers. The two franchises also boasted the best regular-season records in WTT over the past two seasons with the Aviators achieving the feat in 2014, and the Breakers, playing as the Austin Aces doing so in 2015.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The Aviators hosted the opening match on July 31, 2016. Dennis Novikov got the Breakers started by holding all four of his service games and converting one of three break-point opportunities against James Blake for a 5–3 set win in men's singles. Nicole Gibbs gave the Breakers a 10–5 lead, when she won the second set of women's singles. However, the Aviators regrouped and won the next two sets of men's and women's doubles to tie the match at 15 all. The teams exchanged breaks in the final set of mixed doubles, before Darija Jurak and Raven Klaasen won the set tiebreaker, 5–2, over Alla Kudryavtseva and Scott Lipsky to give the Aviators a 20–19 victory.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The following evening, the Breakers hosted the Aviators in their first home match in Orange County since 2013. Kudryavtseva and Lipsky immediately avenged their loss in the previous night's final set by taking the opening set of mixed doubles from Jurak and Klaasen, 5–2. Gibbs followed by winning the women's singles set in a tiebreaker to give the Breakers a 10–6 lead. The Aviators won the next two sets of men's and women's doubles to close the gap to 17–16. After the players exchanged breaks, Steve Johnson secured a 22–20 victory for the Breakers by winning a tiebreaker in men's singles over Ryan Harrison.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The teams returned to San Diego for the third match of their series on August 2, 2016. The Aviators won the first three sets to build a 15–5 lead. Gibbs and Kudryavtseva cut the lead to 18–10 with a 5–3 set win in women's doubles. Kudryavtseva then teamed with Lipsky to win a fifth-set tiebreaker in mixed doubles. However, the Aviators broke Kudryavtseva's serve in the first game of extended play to secure a 23–15 victory.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The following evening in Orange County, Lipsky and Novikov won all four of the 3-all points played, successfully defended all five break points they faced and converted their only break-point chance against Klaasen and Harrison to take the opening set of men's doubles, 5–2. The Aviators won the next three sets, two of them in tiebreakers, to take a 17–16 lead to the final set. Gibbs and Kudryavtseva came up with an early break and then held serve the rest of the way to take the women's doubles set, 5–2, and give the Breakers a 21–19 win.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The four matches in four nights ended in a split and had quickly developed the feel of a rivalry. "It definitely starts to get a little personal," said Gibbs. "Things got a little feisty tonight, so it was a good night to bring the cameras. We were getting in each other's faces, and there were some big 'Come ons'. Definitely some emotional moments."


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A winning streak and a spot in the final
Following their season-opening series with the Aviators, the Breakers had a day off to prepare for the second match of their five-match homestand against the five-time defending WTT champion Washington Kastles. The Kastles who visited Orange County on August 5, 2016, were a very different team from the one that won five WTT titles from 2011 through 2015, and started the 2016 season 4–0. They had suffered injuries to both Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey and lost Leander Paes, Martina Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova to Olympic duty.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A winning streak and a spot in the final
Hours before the match, the Kastles announced they had signed Bjorn Fratangelo and Ken Skupski as substitute players. The newly signed pair, both making their WTT debuts, opened the match by losing the men's doubles set to Scott Lipsky and Dennis Novikov, 5–2. Nicole Gibbs topped Madison Brengle in women's singles, 5–2, to give the Breakers a 10–4 lead. Novikov took the men's singles set from Fratangelo, 5–2, to increase the lead to 15–6 at halftime.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A winning streak and a spot in the final
Alla Kudryavtseva and Lipsky didn't face a break point while converting both of their own opportunities for a dominant 5–1 set win in mixed doubles in which they won 22 of the 32 points played. Gibbs and Kudryavtseva closed out the sweep of all five sets by taking women's doubles and giving the Breakers a 25–10 victory in the worst loss in the Kastles' franchise history.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A winning streak and a spot in the final
The following evening, the Breakers hosted the expansion New York Empire and recognized the team's past. In a ceremony at halftime, former coach Trevor Kronemann became the first Breaker to be honored with a retired jersey. Kronemann coached the Breakers for seven seasons from 2007 through 2013. "You think all the humbling is over, and then something like this happens," said Kronemann. "It's a great honor. It's something that you don't think that you're going to accomplish.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A winning streak and a spot in the final
You never play the game for those reasons, but it really makes you reflect on what you've done, where you've been, the relationships, and it's a huge honor. Obviously, we've had some great players play here, and to be the first one is very humbling." The ceremony took place with the Breakers enjoying a 15–6 halftime lead for the second consecutive evening, having won the first three sets. Lipsky, Novikov, Gibbs and Kudryavtseva each won two events in a 25–8 rout of the Empire during which the teams only spent one hour and 15 minutes on the court.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A winning streak and a spot in the final
The Breakers entered their August 7 home match with the Philadelphia Freedoms in a three-way tie for first place with the Freedoms and the Aviators at 4–2. After the Freedoms won the opening set of men's doubles in a tiebreaker, Gibbs and Novikov won the women's and men's singles to give the Breakers a 14–10 halftime lead. The Freedoms edged closer by winning another tiebreaker in mixed doubles. But Gibbs and Kudryavtseva closed out the match in women's doubles by converting their only break-point opportunity while not facing one on their own serve to give the Breakers a 23–17 victory.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A winning streak and a spot in the final
The Breakers' homestand concluded with the first match of a home-and-home series against the Springfield Lasers on August 9, 2016. The Breakers won four of the five sets on their way to a 24–17 victory. Lipsky, Gibbs and Kudryavtseva each won two set as the Breakers completed their home schedule with a perfect 6–0 record. Gibbs earned a standing ovation from the home crowd, including owner Lorne Abony, when she hit several defensive shots in a long women's singles rally against Pauline Parmentier before finally winning the point on an overhead shot.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A winning streak and a spot in the final
Despite losing three of the five sets the following evening in Springfield, the Breakers continued their winning streak led by the solid play of Gibbs who teamed with Kudryavtseva for a 5–1 set win in women's doubles and then won the women's singles, 5–3. After Novikov dropped a tiebreaker in the final set of men's doubles, he won the first game of extended play to secure a 22–19 victory over the Lasers.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A winning streak and a spot in the final
On August 11, 2016, the Breakers visited the Empire at Forest Hills Stadium. After Kudryavtseva and Lipsky took the opening set of mixed doubles, the Empire won the women's doubles and men's singles set to take a 13–9 lead. Gibbs turned things around for the Breakers as she held in all three of her service games and broke the Empire twice for a 5–0 set win in women's singles that gave the Breakers a 14–13 lead. Lipsky and Novikov won a tiebreaker to take the fifth set of men's doubles and secure a 19–17 win. With their seventh straight victory, the Breakers clinched a berth in the WTT Finals for the second straight season, having lost the 2015 final playing as the Austin Aces.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, A late stumble
The clinching win over the Empire put the Breakers alone atop the WTT standings with 8 wins and 2 losses, one match ahead of the San Diego Aviators, with each team having two matches to play. However, the Breakers lost their final two regular-season matches to the Philadelphia Freedoms and the Washington Kastles to fall to 8–4. The Aviators split their final two matches to also finish 8–4. With the teams having split their four matches during the regular season, the tie for first place was broken by games won in head-to-head matches, which favored the Aviators, 82–77. Finishing first meant the Aviators would be treated as the home team in the WTT Finals and have the right to choose the order of play.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, Gibbs named MVP
Nicole Gibbs was named 2016 WTT Female Most Valuable Player. Gibbs was tied for first in the league with teammate Alla Kudryavtseva in winning percentage in women's doubles and was also second in women's singles.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Season recap, WTT Finals
The Breakers met their new rivals, the San Diego Aviators, in the WTT Finals on August 26, 2016. The Aviators won the first four sets, all by 5–2 scores to take a 20–8 lead to the final set. Dennis Novikov won a tiebreaker against 2016 WTT Male Most Valuable Player Ryan Harrison in the final set of men's singles to send the match to extended play with the Aviators leading 24–13. Novikov held serve in the opening game of extended play but was unable to break Harrison's serve in the second game, giving the Aviators a 25–14 victory. It was the second straight year the Breakers' season ended with a loss in the WTT Finals.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Draft picks
Since the Aces lost the WTT Final in 2015, the Breakers selected next to last in each round of the draft. WTT conducted its 2016 draft on March 25, in Key Biscayne, Florida. The Breakers traded their first-round selection in the marquee player portion of the draft to the Washington Kastles for undisclosed consideration. The selections made by the Breakers are shown in the table below.


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


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Individual honors and achievements
Nicole Gibbs was named 2016 WTT Female Most Valuable Player. Gibbs was tied for first in the league with teammate Alla Kudryavtseva in winning percentage in women's doubles and was also second in women's singles.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Individual honors and achievements
Kudryavtseva and Scott Lipsky were tied for third in WTT in winning percentage in mixed doubles.


2016 Orange County Breakers season, Individual honors and achievements
Dennis Novikov was third in WTT in winning percentage in men's singles and was also sixth in men's doubles.


2016 Orange state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Orange in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 November 2016. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Nationals MP Andrew Gee on 6 May to contest the division of Calare at the 2016 federal election. The by-election was won by Philip Donato of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party—the first seat won by the party in a state lower house.


2016 Orange state by-election
By-elections for the seats of Canterbury and Wollongong were held on the same day.


2016 Orange state by-election, Background
The federal seat of Calare was vacated at the 2016 federal election by the retirement of John Cobb, who had held the seat for the National Party since 2007, and the seat of Parkes before that. On 30 April 2016, state member for Orange Andrew Gee contested and won a Nationals preselection ballot against three other candidates.


2016 Orange state by-election, Background
Although Orange was considered a safe Nationals seat with Gee holding the seat on a margin of 21.7 and the party having held the seat since 1947, a backlash against the Nationals was expected due in part to the Baird government's previous proposal to ban greyhound racing and the merger of a number of local councils.


2016 Orange state by-election, Candidates
The eight candidates in ballot paper order are as follows:


2016 Orange state by-election, Results
On election night, a notional two-party-preferred count was conducted between the Nationals and Labor, which was abandoned when it became apparent that the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party would be in second place. A two-candidate-preferred check count completed on 16 November showed the SFFP ahead by 84 votes. When the official distribution of preferences took place on 17 November, the count ended with the Nationals in front by 66 votes. The Shooters Party contested the result, claiming an error in the count of about 100 votes.


2016 Orange state by-election, Results
A review of the ballots found a bundle of votes had been wrongly applied in the distribution, and the result was a win for Philip Donato by 55 votes. The National Party requested a recount, which was granted and was conducted Monday 21 November. The recount confirmed the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party's win by a margin of 50 votes.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 100
Oregon Ballot Measure 100, titled the Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act, is a ballot measure in the 2016 election in the U.S. state of Oregon. The measure prohibited the purchase, sale, or possession with intent to sell products and parts from specified nonnative wildlife species, specifically elephant, rhinoceros, whale, tiger, lion, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, pangolin, sea turtle, shark, and ray.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 100
The ballot measures created several exceptions for activities for law enforcement purposes, activities authorized by federal law, transfers of certain antiques and musical instruments, certain donations for scientific or educational purposes, and non-commercial transfers through gifts or inheritance, and well as for possession by enrolled members of federally recognized tribes. The ballot measure largely banned, among other things, the ivory trade in the state.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 100
Prior to the passage of Measure 100, the only nonnative animal product banned from sale in the state was shark fin. Measure 100 followed the unsuccessfully proposal of similar legislation in the Oregon State Legislature in 2015.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 100
The measure was supported by wildlife conservation organizations, such as WildAid, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Wildlife Conservation Society, National Wildlife Federation, and Association of Zoos and Aquariums. There were no statements in opposition to the measure filed for the state voters' pamphlet.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 100
Measure 100 was approved by Oregon voters, with sixty-nine percent of them voting in favor.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 94
Oregon Ballot Measure 94 is a ballot measure in the 2016 election in the U.S. state of Oregon. The measure, if passed, would have eliminated the mandatory retirement age for state judges, currently set at 75. The measure was rejected by Oregon voters, with 63 percent voting against the measure.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 95
Oregon Ballot Measure 95 is a ballot measure in the 2016 election in the U.S. state of Oregon. The measure allows public universities to invest in equities. The measure passed with seventy percent of voters in favor.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 96
Oregon Ballot Measure 96 is a ballot measure in the 2016 election in the U.S. state of Oregon. The measure dedicates 1.5% of net proceeds from the Oregon Lottery to funding support services for military veterans. On November 8, 2016, Oregon voters approved the measure, with 83 percent of voters voting in favor of it.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 97
Oregon Ballot Measure 97 was a ballot measure in the 2016 election in the U.S. state of Oregon. The initiative asked voters to determine whether or not to impose a 2.5 percent gross receipts tax on C corporations with Oregon sales exceeding $25 million. S corporations and benefit companies (companies that benefit society and the environment, as determined under state law) would be exempt from the tax. It was estimated the measure would raise $3 billion annually for the state, if passed.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 97
The nonpartisan Oregon Legislative Revenue Office determined that of the some 250,000 businesses registered in Oregon, 951 would be subject to the tax; of these, the hundred largest taxpayers would pay about two-thirds of the monies raised. The same report estimated that wholesale companies in Oregon would see their taxes grow by almost $600 million, a 583 percent increase. Taxes on Oregon retailers would increase by $535 million, a 766 percent jump. Health care firms operating in Oregon would experience a 1,211 percent increase in their taxes, adding almost $100 million per year to the cost of health care across the state.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 97
During the state's general election held in November 2016, Oregon voters defeated the measure 59 percent (opposed) to 41 percent.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 97, Support and opposition
The campaigns for and against the ballot measure raised the most money ever over a ballot measure in Oregon. By the week before Election Day, combined fundraising for the two campaigns had reached $40 million. Opponents of the measure outspent proponents of the measure; the anti-Measure 97 campaign, the Defeat the Tax on Oregon Sales Committee, raised almost $26 million, while the pro-Measure 97 committee Yes on 97 raised $14 million. A separate pro-Measure 97 group, Defend Oregon, also raised funds in support of the measure's passage.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 97, Support and opposition
The major supporters of the Measure 97 were labor unions, and in particular the Oregon Education Association, the state's primary teachers' union, which contributed a total of $2.1 million to the campaign in support of Measure 97. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 503, which is "the largest union representing Oregon state government workers", gave almost $3 million to the pro-Measure 97 campaign. The American Federation of Teachers and the Oregon American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees also contributed to the pro-Measure 97 campaign.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 97, Support and opposition
Major corporations mostly opposed the law. Companies and trade associations that contributed to the campaign against the measure include, among others, Amazon.com, General Motors, Kroger/Fred Meyer, J.P. Morgan Chase, Wal-Mart, Costco, Safeway/Albertsons, the Oregon Association of Realtors, Jive Software, Comcast, Pacific Seafood, and the Craft Brew Alliance.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 97, Support and opposition
Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat, supported the measure, while Brown's opponent in the 2016 gubernatorial election, Republican nominee William C. "Bud" Pierce, opposed the measure.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 97, Polling
A poll conducted by DHM Research during September 1–6 showed 60 percent of respondents were in favor of Measure 97, with 30 percent opposed. Another poll conducted by icitizen during September 2–7 found that 59 percent of 610 respondents were in favor of the measure passing, with 21 percent opposed. However, support decreased to 40 percent and opposition increased to 31 percent after participants heard arguments against Measure 97. The poll's margin of error was 4 percent.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 98
Oregon Ballot Measure 98 is a ballot measure in the 2016 election in the U.S. state of Oregon. The measure required state funding for dropout prevention and career/college readiness programs in high schools. A majority of voters approved the measure.


2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 99
Oregon Ballot Measure 99 is a ballot measure in the 2016 election in the U.S. state of Oregon. The measure uses Oregon Lottery funds in order to provide outdoor education to Oregon students. The measure passed on November 8, 2016, with the support of sixty-six percent of Oregon voters.


2016 Oregon Democratic presidential primary
The 2016 Oregon Democratic presidential primary was held on May 17 in the U.S. state of Oregon as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Oregon Democratic presidential primary
On the same day, the Democratic Party held their Kentucky primary, while the Republican Party held their own Oregon primary on that day.


2016 Oregon Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
As Barack Obama had done against Hillary Clinton in the state eight years earlier, Sanders won a convincing double-digit victory in Oregon, as he tried to breathe new life into his campaign. Massive grassroots support across the state helped the progressive and populist candidate achieve a double-digit win in a state with a closed primary. Sanders swept all counties in the state but one. He won a large victory in populous Portland in Multnomah County, where the bulk of the vote came from. He also was buoyed by support from the capital city of Salem in Marion County.


2016 Oregon Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Sanders swept all of the other major cities as well, including Eugene, Bend, and Medford, and likewise performed strongly in most of the rural and remote counties of the state, including those of Central Oregon and in the Oregon high desert bordering Idaho from the west. Sanders performed well in areas that were diverse in ethnicity as well as those which were less diverse. In fact, some of his largest margins of victory came from areas with a greater ethnic diversity in the state, such as Portland or Hillsboro, Oregon.


2016 Oregon Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Clinton only won one county, Gilliam County, by one vote.


2016 Oregon Ducks football team
The 2016 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Mark Helfrich and played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 50th straight year. They were a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division.


2016 Oregon Ducks football team
They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division. On November 29, Helfrich and Oregon agreed to part ways. He finished at Oregon with a four year record of 37–16.


2016 Oregon Republican presidential primary
The 2016 Oregon Republican presidential primary was held on May 17 in the U.S. state of Oregon as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Oregon Republican presidential primary
On the same day, the Democratic Party held their Oregon primary and their Kentucky primary, while the Republican Party did not hold any other primaries on that day.


2016 Oregon Republican presidential primary
Oregon has always voted for the nominee of the Republican Party in every statewide primary since 1944, except in 1964.


2016 Oregon Secretary of State election
The 2016 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins declined to seek election; she was appointed in March 2015 following Kate Brown's ascension to the governorship. Republican Dennis Richardson defeated Democrat Brad Avakian to become the first Republican elected to statewide office since 2002, and the first Republican Secretary of State since 1985, making this a historic election in Oregon.


2016 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
The 2016 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field and as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was coached by Pat Casey in his 22nd season at Oregon State.


2016 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Gary Andersen and their home games were played on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. Oregon State was a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the North Division.


2016 Oregon State Treasurer election
The 2016 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Oregon State Treasurer. Incumbent treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) is term-limited and successfully ran for mayor of Portland. Tobias Read (D) was elected to succeed him.


2016 Oregon elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2016. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2016.


2016 Oregon elections, Federal, United States House of Representatives
All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2016. All five incumbents, four Democrats and one Republican, won re-election.


2016 Oregon elections, Federal, United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic senior Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to a fourth full term in office.


2016 Oregon elections, Attorney General, Independent Party primary
No Independent Party candidates filed to run in the primary.


2016 Oregon elections, Governor
This election determined who fills the remaining two years of the term of Democratic governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in 2015. The incumbent governor is Democrat Kate Brown, who succeeded to the governor's office as Oregon Secretary of State. Brown won re-election; the next gubernatorial election is in 2018.


2016 Oregon elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins declined to seek election; she was appointed in March 2015 following Kate Brown's ascension to the governorship.


2016 Oregon elections, Secretary of State
Dennis Richardson (R) defeated Brad Avakian (D), to become the first Republican to win a statewide election in Oregon since 2002


2016 Oregon elections, State Treasurer
Incumbent treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) is term-limited and successfully ran for mayor of Portland. Tobias Read (D) was elected to succeed him.


2016 Oregon elections, Legislative
The Democrats have an 18–12 majority in the Oregon State Senate in the previous session. Of 30 Senate seats, 16 were up for election. In the Oregon House of Representatives, in which Democrats hold a 35–25 majority, all 60 seats were up for election.


2016 Oregon elections, Ballot measures
There were seven statewide Oregon ballot measures on the November 2016 ballot:


2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election
The 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Oregon, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.


2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election
The election determined who would fill the remaining two years of the term of Democratic governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in February 2015. Incumbent Democratic governor Kate Brown, who as Oregon Secretary of State succeeded to the governorship, ran for election to the office. In primary elections held on May 17, Brown easily captured the Democratic nomination, and the Republicans picked Salem oncologist Bud Pierce.


2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election
Brown won the election and became the first openly LGBT person elected to a term as governor in U.S. history.


2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election, Independent Party primary
The Independent Party of Oregon officially qualified as a major party on August 17, 2015.


2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election, General election, Polling
→ Indicates an internal poll conducted on behalf of Bud Pierce.


2016 Oregon legislative election
The 2016 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic parties held primary elections on May 17, 2016 with general elections on November 8.


2016 Oregon legislative election
The Democratic Party maintained its 35-25 advantage in the Oregon House of Representatives while losing one seat in the Oregon State Senate to bring their advantage to 17-13 over the Republicans.


2016 Oregon legislative election, Oregon Senate
In the previous session, the Democrats held an 18-12 majority over the Republicans. The 16 seats up for election included 8 seats previously held by Republicans, and 8 by Democrats.


2016 Oregon legislative election, Oregon House of Representatives
All 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives were up for re-election, being represented by 35 Democrats and 25 Republicans. The Democrats expanded their 34-26 advantage to 35-25 in the 2014 election.


2016 Orica–GreenEDGE season
The 2016 season for the Orica–BikeExchange cycling team began in January at 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 Orienteering World Cup
The 2016 Orienteering World Cup was the 22nd edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2016 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 10 individual events and four sprint relay events. The events were located in Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland. The European Orienteering Championships in Jeseník, Czech Republic and the 2016 World Orienteering Championships in Strömstad, Sweden, were included in the World Cup.


2016 Orienteering World Cup
Matthias Kyburz of Switzerland won his third overall title. Tove Alexandersson of Sweden won her third consecutive overall title in the women's World Cup.


2016 Orienteering World Cup, Points distribution
The 40 best runners in each event were awarded points. The winner was awarded 100 points. In WC events 1 to 8, the seven best results counted in the overall classification. In the finals (WC 9 and WC 10), both results counted.


2016 Orienteering World Cup, Overall standings
This section shows the final standings after all 10 individual events.


2016 Orienteering World Cup, Overall standings, Sprint Relay
The table shows the final standings after all four relay events. All results counted in the overall standings.


2016 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 43rd annual (2016) Origins Award, presented at Origins 2017:


2016 Orlando City B season
The 2016 Orlando City B season is the club's inaugural year of existence, and their first season in the Eastern Conference of the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid.


2016 Orlando City SC season
The 2016 Orlando City SC season was the club's sixth season of existence in Orlando, and second season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Background
On July 15, 2015, Orlando City opened an additional 4,000 seats for sale to potential season ticket holders, bringing the total available season tickets to 18,000. The extra allotment sold out on August 18, 2015. Season tickets are again sold out for the 2016 season.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Background
On October 15, 2015, Orlando City announced that they would field an owned-and-operated team in the United Soccer League, Orlando City B. The team began play in the 2016 season at Eastern Florida State College's Melbourne campus.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Background
On January 13, 2016, Orlando City announced that they would play the entire 2016 season at Camping World Stadium. They had hoped to move into Orlando City Stadium in September but construction delays made that impossible. The team instead moved in 2017.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Competitions, Major League Soccer
It was announced on December 22, 2015, that, just like the 2015 season, Orlando City would open the campaign at home, this year against Real Salt Lake. The remainder of the schedule was released on January 7, 2016.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
On May 21, 2016, Orlando City was drawn to face the winner of the third round match between Jacksonville Armada FC, and the winner of the second round match between The Villages SC and Charleston Battery. Although The Villages SC won the match on penalty shootout, they were subsequently disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. Jacksonville Armada ultimately won the third round matchup, setting up a match in Jacksonville against Orlando City, a rematch of their preseason match.


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


2016 Orlando City SC season, Squad statistics, Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Player movement
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Player movement, MLS SuperDraft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2016 draft was held on January 14, 2016. Orlando had four selections.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Notable Events
On April 26, 2016, Florida Citrus Sports announced that they had sold naming rights for the stadium to Camping World. Camping World would also be the presenting sponsor of the stadium's college football kickoff series for at least its first four years, through 2019.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Notable Events
Adrian Heath was sacked by Orlando City on July 7, 2016, following a 4–0 defeat against FC Dallas. Bobby Murphy was the interim head coach until the hiring of former NYCFC manager Jason Kreis on July 19.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Notable Events
On October 2, the Lions were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs with a 1–0 loss at Montreal.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Notable Events
The season ended on October 23, in the final game at Camping World Stadium, with a 4–2 win against D.C. United.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Media
Any matches that are not featured in the MLS national television package on either ESPN2, Fox Sports 1 or UniMás will air locally on WRDQ 27. Jeff Radcliffe will call play-by-play, with Lewis Neal providing color commentary. They will also air pregame and postgame shows for each match, and a weekly highlight show. They are working on affiliate agreements to air matches out-of-market.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Media
On the radio, matches will air on WTKS-FM "Real Radio 104.1" in English, with Tom Traxler and Adam Schick providing the call. When City is on a nationally televised match, Jeff Radcliffe will call the match on WTKS with Tom Traxler. Matches will also air on WONQ "La Grande 1030" in Spanish. The Spanish play-by-play announcer is Israel Herredia, with color commentary by Sergio Ruiz. The Spanish radio feed will be used as the SAP Spanish feed on Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports.


2016 Orlando City SC season, Media
Orlando City will black out matches not on the MLS national television package on MLS Live this season. Local fans will be unable to watch locally televised matches via live stream during the matches, though they will become available immediately upon completion.


2016 Orlando Predators season
The 2016 Orlando Predators season was the twenty-fifth and final season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Rob Keefe and played their home games at the Amway Center.


2016 Orlando Predators season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015


2016 Orlando Predators season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated August 5, 201624 Active, 22 Inactive


2016 Orlando Pride season
The 2016 season is Orlando Pride's inaugural season. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.


2016 Orlando Pride season, Team launch
The team was launched at a press conference held at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando on October 20, 2015. At that time, it was announced that Tom Sermanni, previously the manager of both the Australian and United States women's national teams, would be the team's first manager. It was also announced that the team would share its home with Orlando City SC, beginning at Camping World Stadium in 2016, and eventually moving to Orlando City Stadium.


2016 Orlando Pride season, Squad information, Roster
The NWSL held an Expansion Draft to populate the Pride's roster on November 2, 2015. The Pride held the first pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, though it traded that pick to Portland Thorns FC in exchange for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle. It will get the first pick in the subsequent rounds of the College Draft. Orlando will also receive top priority in player discovery and the waiver wire.


2016 Orlando Pride season, NWSL College Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2016 NWSL College Draft was held on January 15, 2016. Orlando had three selections.


2016 Orlando Pride season, Match results, National Women's Soccer League
It was announced on February 17, 2016, that the Pride would open their inaugural season on the road on April 17 at Portland Thorns FC, and would host Houston Dash for their home opener on April 23. The remainder of the schedule was released the next day.


2016 Orlando Pride season, Match results, National Women's Soccer League
The Pride's "local opponent" by league definition is the Houston Dash. They will play the Dash four times this year, and every other team home-and-away.


2016 Orlando Pride season, Media
All NWSL matches not aired through their national contract with Fox Sports 1 are livestreamed on the NWSL's YouTube channel. Orlando Pride home matches are being called by Orlando City play-by-play announcer Jeff Radcliffe and color commentator Becky Burleigh, head coach of the Florida Gators women's soccer team.


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


2016 Ormoc local elections, Background
Incumbent city mayor Edward Codilla ran for re-election to his post; he ran against an opponent in the 2013 election race, actor and sportsman Richard Gomez. Codilla ran under the Liberal Party, while Gomez ran under the Nationalist People's Coalition.


2016 Ormoc local elections, Background
Codilla defeated Gomez, in the 2013 elections with a slim margin of 2,248 votes.


2016 Ormoc local elections, Results
The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore they may be of different parties when elected.


2016 Ormoc local elections, Results, Mayoral Election
Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Edward Codilla is the incumbent.


2016 Ormoc local elections, Results, Vice Mayoral Election
Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Leo Carmelo Locsin, Jr. is the incumbent. He switched parties for this election, from Liberal Party to Nationalist People's Coalition.


2016 Ormoc local elections, Results, City Council Election
Voters elected ten councilors to comprise the City Council or the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Candidates are voted for separately so winning candidates may come from different political parties. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. For the tickets, names that are italicized were incumbents seeking reelection.


2016 Osnabrück Football Summer
The 2016 Osnabrück Football Summer was a summer football friendly tournament organized by VfL Osnabrück and Match IQ. All matches were played at hosts Osnabrück's Osnatel-Arena, they were joined by Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany), Cardiff City (England) and FC St. Pauli (Germany).


2016 Osnabrück Football Summer, Overview
All matches lasted 60 minutes. Games that ended in a draw after 60 minutes were decided by a penalty shoot-out.


2016 Osnabrück Football Summer, Overview, Standings
The tournament included four sixty-minute matches, with a penalty shoot-out deciding any games that ended level.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season
The 2016 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's third season at the professional level, and its last in the North American Soccer League before its subsequent move to the United Soccer League.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season, Off-season, Staff
On 20 November 2015, Paul Dalglish was announced as the club's new head coach, replacing Marc Dos Santos who had moved on to a head coaching position with Swope Park Rangers and an assistant coaching position with Sporting Kansas City. On 2 December 2015, the Fury announced that assistant coach Martin Nash and goalkeeping coach Bruce Grobbelaar had been re-signed for the 2016 season. A week later it was announced that technical director Philip Dos Santos had left the club for other opportunities and that former Chelsea academy coach Darko Buser had been promoted to the position.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season, Off-season, Roster moves
On 17 November 2015, the club announced it had re-signed 2015 NASL Golden Glove winner Romuald Peiser to a two-year contract. On 14 December, the club announced it had officially released Drew Beckie, Andrew Wiedeman, Tom Heinemann, Uğur Albayrak, Oliver, Nicki Paterson and Aly Hassan, and had picked up contract options for Rafael Alves, Carl Haworth, Marcel DeBellis, Paulo Jr. and had re-signed Brandon Poltronieri. The following day, management announced the transfers of Richie Ryan, Siniša Ubiparipović and Ryan Richter. On 16 December, it was announced that Canadian national team captain Julian de Guzman and Canadian youth international Mauro Eustáquio had re-signed with the club.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season, Off-season, Roster moves
On 18 December 2015, the Fury announced their first three new signings of the off-season; Jamaican centre forward Dennis Chin, and two of manager Paul Dalglish's former players from the Austin Aztex, American midfielder Lance Rozeboom and Brazilian defender Fernando Timbó.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season, Off-season, Roster moves
On 12 January 2016, the club announced the signing of Northern Irish midfielder Jonny Steele. The same day it was announced that Brazilians Paulo Jr. and Rafael Alves had been re-signed through 2017. The following day, it was announced that Canadian international Kyle Porter had been signed by the club. On 14 January, the club announced the signing of Rich Balchan and recent USL champion Onua Obasi The following day, Ottawa announced the signing of English midfielder James Bailey. In the same press release, it was announced that Irish centre-back Colin Falvey had been purchased by Indy Eleven for an undisclosed fee.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season, Off-season, Roster moves
On 18 January, the Fury announced the pre-signing of Argentine midfielder Gerardo Bruna from Football League Two's Accrington Stanley for the end of the 2015–16 English football season. On 2 February, the club announced the signing of two Canadian players, midfielder Mozzi Gyorio and goalkeeper Andrew MacRae. On 4 February, Miami FC purchased defender Mason Trafford from the club through a clause in the player's contract which required the Fury to transfer him if a certain minimum fee was offered. On 11 February, the Fury announced the signing of American centre-back Kyle Venter from the USL's Tulsa Roughnecks.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season, Season review, February
Pre -season training camp began on Monday, 15 February with indoor training at the Branchaud-Brière Complex in Gatineau. At the start of training camp, it was revealed that Accrington Stanley had released Gerardo Bruna, allowing him to join the Fury in time for pre-season and avoid an overly long playing season.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season, Season review, February
The Fury played their first pre-season match against the academy team on the 19th, an informal game consisting of two 36-minute halves with different lineups. Supplementing the first-team lineup was American trialist forward Miles Byass, as well as four academy players: Jeff Addai, Dario Conte, Emad Houache and Ndzemdzela "Zoom" Langwa. The primary focus of the match was fitness, and despite multiple good scoring opportunities for the first team, the game ultimately finished in a scoreless draw.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season, Season review, February
A week later, the club played its first pre-season match against another club, travelling to Toronto to play reserve side Toronto FC II. Ottawa scored first in the match off a penalty drawn by Paulo Jr. in the 30th minute, with new arrival Gerardo Bruna converting the spot kick. At the half, Dalglish substituted all outfield players. In the 60th minute, keeper Romuald Peiser was substituted in favour of Andrew MacRae. The Fury lost their lead in the 85th minute as Sal Bernal drew TFC level.


2016 Ottawa Fury FC season, Season review, February
In the final minutes of the match, centre forward Dennis Chin sealed the win with a spectacular diving header off a cross by trialist Miles Byass. In addition to Byass, the Fury fielded Academy fullback Zoom Langwa in place of Onua Obasi who had not yet arrived at camp. Goalkeeper Marcel DeBellis was also rested for the match due to a knock. The club then travelled to Casa Grande, Arizona for outdoor training and two friendlies the following week.