2016 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida State
Florida State's extra point was blocked by Chris Wormley, and Josh Metellus returned it the length of the field for a defensive conversion, making the score 33–32 in favor of the Seminoles. Michigan took over possession at its 25-yard line following the kickoff but was unable to get anything going as a fourth-down pass was intercepted near midfield to seal the game.


2016 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida State
Michigan finished the season with 534 points scored, fifth all-time trailing only the 1901–1904 point-a-minute teams. In finishing three-for-three on the day in field goals, Kenny Allen was one shy of the program record for most consecutive field goals made (16). Allen finished his career at 37-for-45, an 82.2-percent clip, just short of passing Bob Bergeron (29-of-35; 82.9 percent) as Michigan's all-time most accurate field goal kicker (minimum of 15 attempts). He also closes his career a perfect 95-for-95 on point-after attempts, tied with 10 others atop the program charts. Wide receiver Amara Darboh finished his career with at least one catch in 33 straight games, the fourth-longest streak in program history. Jeremy Gallon owns the record at 39 consecutive games.


2016 Michigan Wolverines football team, 2017 NFL Draft
Michigan set a program record with 11 NFL Draft selections, surpassing the previous record of 10, which was set in 1972 and 1974. Nine of this year's selections came in the first four rounds, setting another program record. It was also the most draftees in the 2017 NFL Draft by any school.


2016 Michigan elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Michigan on November 8, 2016.


2016 Michigan's 4th senate district special election
The Michigan's 4th senate district special election, 2016 was held on November 8, 2016, alongside elections to the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state of Michigan, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The deadline for candidates to file for the August 2 primary election is April 19.


2016 Michigan's 4th senate district special election, Background
Virgil Smith, Jr., a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives was elected to represent Michigan's 4th Senate District in 2010 and 2014. Smith was arrested on May 10, 2015, for allegedly shooting at his ex-wife's SUV, riddling it with bullets and totaling it and was charged with multiple felonies. Two days later, Smith was removed from all of his committee posts, his leadership post and removed from the Senate Democratic caucus. On February 11, 2016, Smith agreed to plead guilty to malicious destruction of personal property $20,000 or more.


2016 Michigan's 4th senate district special election, Background
Per his plea agreement, Smith will serve 10 months in the Wayne County Jail, resign from the state Senate and serve five years of probation where he will not be allowed to hold public office. At his March 14, 2016, sentencing, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Talon sentenced Smith but said it would be illegal for him to require Smith resign from office or not hold office during his probation. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said if Smith does not resign, her office would rescind Smith's plea agreement.


2016 Michigan's 4th senate district special election, Background
At a hearing on March 28, 2016, Talon refused a request from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office to rescind Smith's plea agreement and take the case to trial, seeing as he had yet resigned his Senate seat. Immediately after the hearing, Smith was taken into custody to begin serving his 10-month jail sentence. On March 31, 2016, Smith submitted his resignation to Michigan Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, effective April 12, 2016.


2016 Michigan's 4th senate district special election, Background
When Smith's resignation became official, Gov. Rick Snyder called a special election to fill the remaining portion of the term, with the special primary and general elections to take place on August 2 and November 8, alongside Michigan's regularly scheduled primary and general elections.


2016 Micronesian Championships in Athletics
The 2016 Micronesian Championships in Athletics took place from 2 to 4 June 2016. The event was held in Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia.


2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season
The 2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season is made up of 12 United States collegiate athletic programs that compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) under the NCAA Division II for the 2016 college football season. The season began on Thursday, September 1, 2016. Northwest Missouri State enters the season as the Conference and National Champions.


2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Conference teams, Coaches
Please note that the information listed is the information before the season started.


2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Preseason outlook
Sporting News released their Top-25 on May 25, 2016. Two teams from the conference were ranked in the top 25: #1 Northwest Missouri State and #24 Emporia State.vOn June 15, 2016, the Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 was released, where four teams placed in the top 25 from the conference: #1 Northwest Missouri State, #12 Emporia State, #22 Central Missouri, and Pittsburg State and #25.


2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Preseason outlook
On August 2, MIAA Media Days was held at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City. Northwest Missouri was chosen as #1 and Central Missouri was chosen as #2 for both Coaches and Media polls. The schools were ranked as follows:


2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Preseason outlook
On August 15, the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll. Northwest Missouri State, the 2015 National Champions, was selected to finish first, Central Missouri was ranked at No. 20, and Emporia State was selected at No. 24. Central Oklahoma, Fort Hays State, and Pittsburg State all received votes.


2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Preseason outlook
On August 25, D2football.com released its Top 25 poll, which includes four MIAA schools. NW Missouri State was ranked 1st, Central Missouri 10th, Emporia State 12th, and Pittsburg State 24th.


2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Schedule
The first week of conference play began on Thursday, September 1, 2016 and ends on Saturday, November 12, 2016. The schedule is subject to change.


2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held May 25–29. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's 11 teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio. The seventh-seeded Western Michigan Broncos won the tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It marked the first championship game appearance and tournament title for the Broncos.


2016 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The winners of each division claim the top two seeds, with the remaining six spots in the field determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament to determine the final two teams. When two teams remain, if both teams are undefeated or have one loss, there is a one-game final. If one team has a loss and the other team is undefeated, the team with one loss must win twice.


2016 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2016 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference to be held from October 30 to 6, 2016. The seven-match tournament will be held at campus sites, before moving to Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio for the semifinals and final. The eight team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Western Michigan Broncos are the defending tournament champions after defeating the Miami RedHawks in the championship match.


2016 Mid-American Conference football season
The 2016 Mid-American Conference football season was the 71st season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and was part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Preseason, Preseason poll
On July 28, 2016, the conference held its MAC Football Media Day. A poll of the league's media members was conducted. Western Michigan and Bowling Green were chosen to win their respective divisions while Western Michigan was predicted to win the MAC Championship game.


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, 2016 MAC Specialty Award Winners
Coach of The Year – P. J. Fleck, Western MichiganFreshman of the Year – Javon Hagan, OhioOffensive Player of the Year – Corey Davis, Western MichiganDefensive Player of the Year – Tarell Basham, OhioSpecial Teams Player of the Year – Darius Phillips, Western MichiganVern Smith Leadership Award Winner – Zach Terrell, Western Michigan


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, All Conference Teams
2016 All–MAC First Team OffenseQuarterback – Logan Woodside, ToledoOffensive Linemen – Taylor Moton, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Storm Morton, ToledoOffensive Lineman – Chukwuma Okorafor, Western MichiganOffensive Lineman – Max Scharping, Northern IllinoisOffensive Lineman – Mike Ebert, ToledoTight End – Michael Roberts, ToledoWide Receiver – Corey Davis, Western MichiganWide Receiver – Kenny Golladay, Northern IllinoisWide Receiver – Cody Thompson, ToledoWide Receiver – Scott Miller, Bowling GreenRunning Back – Kareem Hunt, ToledoRunning Back – James Gilbert, Ball StatePlacekicker – Louis Zervos, Ohio


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, All Conference Teams
2016 All–MAC First team DefenseOutside Linebacker – Blair Brown, OhioOutside Linebacker – Ulysees Gilbert, AkronInside Linebacker – Quentin Poling, OhioInside Linebacker – Malik Fountain, Central MichiganDown Lineman – Tarell Basham, OhioDown Lineman – Terence Waugh, Kent StateDown Lineman – John Stepec, ToledoDown Lineman – Pat O'Connor, Eastern MichiganDefensive Back – Darius Phillips, Western MichiganDefensive Back – Amari Coleman, Central MichiganDefensive Back – Heath Harding, MiamiDefensive Back – Najee Murray, Kent State Punter – Joe Davidson, Bowling Green


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, All Conference Teams
2016 All–MAC First Team SpecialistsKickoff Return Specialist – Aregeros Turnerm, Northern Illinois Punt Return Specialist – JoJo Natson, Akron


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, All Conference Teams
2016 All–MAC Second Team OffenseQuarterback – Zach Terrell, Western MichiganOffensive Lineman – John Keenoy, Western MichiganOffensive Lineman – Troy Watson, OhioOffensive Lineman – Levon Myers, Northern IllinoisOffensive Lineman – Collin Buchanan, MiamiTight End – Mason Schreck, BuffaloWide Receiver – Corey Willis, Central MichiganWide Receiver – Kevonn Mabon, Ball StateWide Receiver – Jon'Vea Johnson, ToledoWide Receiver – Jojo Natson, AkronRunning Back – Jarvion Franklin, Western MichiganRunning Back – Joel Bouagnon, Northern IllinoisPlacekicker – Paul Fricano, Eastern Michigan


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, All Conference Teams
2016 All–MAC Second Team DefenseOutside Linebacker – Trenton Greene, Bowling GreenOutside Linebacker – Asantay Brown, Western MichiganInside Linebacker – Robert Spillane, Western MichiganInside Linebacker – Khalil Hodge, BuffaloDown Lineback – Joe Ostman, Central MichiganDown Lineback – JT Jones, MiamiDown Lineback – Treyvon Hester, ToledoDown Lineback – Keion Adams, Western MichiganDefensive Back – Shawun Lurry, Northern IllinoisDefensive Back – Dejuan Rogers, ToledoDefensive Back – Javon Hagan, OhioDefensive Back – Jerrell Foster, Kent StatePunter – Austin Barnes, Eastern Michigan


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, All Conference Teams
2016 All–MAC Second Team SpecialistsKickoff Return Specialist – Darius Phillips, Western MichiganPunt Return Specialist – Darius Phillips, Western Michigan


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, All Conference Teams
2016 All–MAC Third Team OffenseQuarterback – Cooper Rush, Central MichiganOffensive Lineman – Andrew Wylie, Eastern MichiganOffensive Lineman – Jake Pruehs, OhioOffensive Lineman – Tim Mcauiffe, Bowling GreenOffensive Lineman – Logan Dietz, Bowling GreenTight End – Donnie Ernsberger, Western MichiganWide Receiver – Jerome Lane, AkronWide Receiver – Sebastian Smith, OhioWide Receiver – Sergion Bradley, Eastern MichiganWide Receiver – James Gardner, MiamiRunning Back – Jordan Johnson, BuffaloRunning Back – Fred Coppet, Bowling GreenPlacekicker – Tom O'Leary, Akron


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, All Conference Teams
2016 All–MAC Third Team DefenseOutside Linebacker – Sean Wiggins, Ball StateOutside Linebacker – De'Andre Montgomery, MiamiInside Linebacker – Ju'Wuan Woodley ToledoInside Linebacker – Junior McMullen, MiamiDown Lineman – Jeremiah Harris, Eastern MichiganDown Lineman – Jon Cunningham, Kent StateDown Lineman – Casey Sayles, OhioDown Lineman – Anthony Winbush, Ball StateDefensive Back – Justin Ferguson, Western MichiganDefensive Back – Josh Cox, Central MichiganDefensive Back – Daquan Pace, Eastern MichiganDefensive Back – Jamari Bozeman, Bowling Green Punter – Michael Farkas, Ohio


2016 Mid-American Conference football season, Postseason awards, All Conference Teams
2016 All–MAC Third Team SpecialistsKickoff Return Specialist – Maurice Thomas, Miami Punt Return Specialist – Corey Jones, Toledo


2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season
The 2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season
The Akron Zips are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.


2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, All-MAC awards and teams
Pau Belana MF, AkronAdam Najem, MF, AkronBrad Ruhaak, DF, AkronPat Flynn, FW, Bowling GreenAnthony Mwembia, GK Bowling GreenRussell Cicerone, FW, BuffaloDavid Enstrom, DF, BuffaloJad Arslan, MF, West VirginiaJoey Piatczyc, MF, West VirginiaZach Bock, DF, Western MichiganBrandon Bye, FW, Western Michigan


2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, All-MAC awards and teams
Sam Gainford, FW, AkronNick Hinds, DF, AkronStuart Holthusen, FW, AkronJonathan Lewis, FW, AkronBen Lundt, GK, AkronTate Robertson, MF, Bowling GreenJacob Roth, DF, Bowling GreenJoe Sullivan, MF, Bowling GreenNick Forrester, DF, BuffaloJack Elliot, DF, West VirginiaFelix Angerer, FW, West VirginiaEdu Jimenez, MF, Western MichiganDiego Lopez, MF, Western MichiganDrew Shepherd, GK, Western Michigan


2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 19 and ended on May 24, 2016 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a  six-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won their record fifteenth tournament championship and earned the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Entering the tournament, Bethune-Cookman had claimed fourteen of the seventeen tournament championships, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.


2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The top three teams in each division will be seeded one through three based on regular season records. The two division winners will earn a first round bye, with the second seed from each division playing the third seed from the opposite division in the first round.. The winners advance in the winners' bracket, while first round losers play elimination games.


2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season
The 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season was the XXIst season for MEAC Football, as part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season.


2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season, Previous season
21st ranked North Carolina A&T, along with #25 Bethune-Cookman and non-ranked North Carolina Central were named MEAC Co-Champions. Due to the MEAC's tiebreaker system, North Carolina A&T earned the conference's invitation to the inaugural Celebration Bowl. The Aggies defeated Southwestern Athletic Conference Champion, Alcorn State 41-34 and earning their fourth HBCU national championship.


2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season, Rankings
Rankings reflect that of the STATS FCS poll for that week.


2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football season, Rankings, Postseason
Since 1996, the MEAC earned an automatic bid into the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. As of the 2015 season, the conference champion will abstain from participating in the playoffs and compete against the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in the newly created Celebration Bowl. Any other team from the MEAC is able to participate in the playoff if they earn an at-large bid.


2016 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2016 Mid-Season Invitational was the second event of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a League of Legends tournament by Riot Games. It took place from March 4 to March 15, 2016, in Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Pudong, Shanghai, China. The participants were 6 winning teams of the Spring Seasons in their respective regions: 5 teams from North America (NA LCS), Europe (EU LCS), China (LPL), South Korea (LCK), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) and a team from Wildcard regions (Brazil, CIS, Japan, Latin America, Oceania, Southeast Asia) that won the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI).


2016 Mid-Season Invitational
SK Telecom T1 from South Korea won their first MSI title after defeating Counter Logic Gaming from North America 3–0 in the final.


2016 Middle East Rally Championship
The 2016 Middle East Rally Championship was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested over five events held in five Middle East countries from February to October. The championship was reduced to seven rallies for 2016 season, but the end of season rallies, Oman International Rally and Dubai International Rally were cancelled.


2016 Middle East Rally Championship
Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won his twelfth MERC championship and his sixth consecutively. Al-Attiyah won the first three rallies of the season creating an uncatchable buffer once Oman and Dubai were cancelled. Lebanese driver Rodolphe Asmar was second in the championship, securing the runner's up position with victory in Cyprus. Khalid Mohammad Al-Suwaidi was third.


2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders played their home games at the Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by 11th-year head coach Rick Stockstill. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Hawaii.


2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team, Schedule
Middle Tennessee announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Blue Raiders will host C–USA foes Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Charlotte, Florida International (FIU), Marshall, and North Texas.


2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team, Schedule
The team will play four non–conference games, a home games against Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and three road games against Bowling Green from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Missouri and Vanderbilt both from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).


2016 Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup
The 2016 Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup season is the 10th season of the Serbian national women's basketball cup tournament.


2016 Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup
The competition started on 19 March and concluded with the Final on 20 March 2016.


2016 Milan municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Milan on 5 and 19 June 2016 to elect the Mayor and the 48 members of the City Council, as well as the nine presidents and 270 councillors of the nine administrative zones in which the municipality is divided, each one having one president and 30 councillors.


2016 Milan municipal election
Incumbent Mayor Giuliano Pisapia choose not to run for re-election for a second term in office.


2016 Milan municipal election
As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top two candidates – Giuseppe Sala, an independent business executive and Milan Expo 2015 CEO, close to the Democratic Party (PD), and Stefano Parisi, former CEO of the telecommunication company Fastweb close to Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI) – which Sala won by a narrow margin.


2016 Milan municipal election
The new Mayor was also appointed by law as general Mayor of the former Province of Milan now called Metropolitan City of Milan.


2016 Milan municipal election, Background, Centre-left primary election
On 22 March 2015, the incumbent Mayor Giuliano Pisapia announced that he had chosen not to run for re-election in 2016 for a second term in office. Following Pisapia's decision, the ruling centre-left coalition decided to call an open primary election to choose a new mayoral candidate.


2016 Milan municipal election, Background, Centre-left primary election
Four people registered to be candidates in this election: Giuseppe Sala, business executive and Milan Expo 2015 CEO; Francesca Balzani, deputy mayor, responsible for Budget in the Milan's municipal government and former MEP; Pierfrancesco Majorino, responsible for Social Equalities in the municipal government of the city; Antonio Iannetta, former president of UISP (Italian Sport Union for Everyone).


2016 Milan municipal election, Background, Centre-right candidacy
On 10 February 2016, Stefano Parisi, former City manager of Milan (1997-2001), announced his acceptance to become the centre-right coalition candidate for the mayoral election, a role proposed to him by the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Parisi is also the former CEO of the telecommunication company Fastweb; Parisi in last 2015 was the manager of Corrado Passera's early mayoral campaign for their party, Unique Italy: Passera retired to run for Major when Parisi resigned after a meeting with Berlusconi.


2016 Milan municipal election, Background, Others
On 8 November 2015, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement choose its own candidate with a closed primary election. The 52-year-old unemployed activist Patrizia Bedori was chosen as official mayoral candidate. On that date no official data were provided by the movement. However, on 12 March 2016 Bedori stepped down from the candidacy, saying tearful during an assembly that she wasn't the right person to represent the movement. Afterwards on 24 March 2016 with a closed virtual primary on the web, the Five Star Movement choose its new candidate, Gianluca Corrado, who received 632 votes out of 876.


2016 Milan municipal election, Voting system
The semipresidential voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy of cities with a population higher than 15,000 for the sixth time. Under this system voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support.


2016 Milan municipal election, Voting system
For the zones the voting system is the same, not referred to the mayor but to the president of the zones.


2016 Milan municipal election, Voting system
The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each losing party is determined proportionally.


2016 Milan municipal election, Parties and candidates
This is a list of the major parties (and their respective leaders) which participated in the election.


2016 Milan municipal election, Results
Note: if a defeated candidate for Mayor obtained over 3% of votes, he/she is automatically elected city councilor.


2016 Milan municipal election, Results
The candidate elected Major is not a member of the City Council, but has the right to vote in the City Council; if Stefano Parisi will resign, his seat in the City Council will pass to Riccardo De Corato (former Deputy Major, 1997-2011), first candidate of Brothers of Italy (FdI), because this list is the first list in the coalition under the electoral threshold.


2016 Milan municipal election, Results by municipio, Presidents and Councils
After the 2011 election, all nine municipi were governed by the centre-left. Following the 2016 election, five were gained by the centre-right coalition and four by the centre-left.


2016 Milan municipal election, Results by municipio, Presidents and Councils
Table below shows the results for each municipio with the percentage for each candidate and president elected:


2016 Milan municipal election, Results by municipio, Presidents and Councils
Table below shows the seats for each coalition in every Municipal Council:


2016 Milan municipal election, Results by municipio, Mayoral votes, Second round
Table below shows the results of the votes for mayoral candidates on the second round (19 June 2016) in each municipio:


2016 Milano–Torino
The 97th edition of the Milano–Torino cycling classic was held on 28 September 2016. It was run over a distance of 186 km (116 mi), starting near Milan in San Giuliano Milanese and ending near Turin on the Colle di Superga. The race was won by Colombian rider Miguel Ángel López after a late attack on the Superga hill. Canadian Michael Woods was second, Rigoberto Urán third.


2016 Milano–Torino, Teams
Eighteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:


2016 Milan–San Remo
The 107th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycling classic took place on Saturday, 19 March 2016. It was the fourth of 28 races of the 2016 UCI World Tour; the first one-day race. It was also the first cycling monument of the season.


2016 Milan–San Remo
It was won by Arnaud Démare in a sprint finish, ahead of Ben Swift (Team Sky) and Jürgen Roelandts (Lotto–Soudal). The finish was disrupted by a crash involving Fernando Gaviria (Etixx–Quick-Step), causing several riders to take avoiding action, ruling them out of contention. A landslide on the road caused the race to be diverted for a length of 9 km (5.6 mi).


2016 Milan–San Remo, Route
As one of the sports monuments, Milan–San Remo is among the highest-rated races in professional cycling. The 2016 route was set to be 291 km (181 mi) long. Generally considered a sprinters' classic, the race ran from the Via della Chiesa Rossa in Milan to the traditional finish on San Remo's Via Roma. The final part of the race included the climbs of the Cipressa and the Poggio, which usually proved decisive for the race outcome.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Route
Across the road, the riders also had to tackle the 35 km (22 mi) climb of the Passo dello Turchino, although it was not considered to be a key point in the race. After the Turchino, the route followed the Aurelia road along the coast from Genoa all the way to the finish in San Remo. With a little over 50 km (31 mi) left to go, the first of the coastal climbs started with the Capo Mele, the Capo Cervo and the Capo Berta, before meeting the final two climbs leading to the finish.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Route
A landslide on the morning of the race at a point 130 km (81 mi) into the race caused the route to be slightly changed, with the riders taking a 9 km (5.6 mi) detour along the A10 highway, entering in Genova Voltri and exiting in Arenzano, rejoining the original course at that point. As a consequence, the race ran over a distance of 295 km (183 mi).


2016 Milan–San Remo, Participating teams
25 teams were announced to take part in the race: all 18 World Tour teams were automatically invited; seven continental teams were given wildcards – totalling 200 riders. As Moreno Hofland (LottoNL–Jumbo) was unable to start due to illness, 199 riders took part in the race.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Pre-race favourites
The outgoing champion, John Degenkolb, missed Milan–San Remo after injuries sustained in an early-season training camp in Spain. In his absence, 2014 winner Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha) was tipped as the main favourite for the victory. Fabian Cancellara (Trek–Segafredo) was also rated highly in what would be his final appearance in the race, as he was a former winner and had shown strong form, winning Strade Bianche earlier in the season. World Champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) was also named as a race favourite, as he had shown good form, albeit still lacking a win in 2016. He rode with bib number one in the absence of Degenkolb.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Pre-race favourites
Two riders came into Milan–San Remo with particular successes in hand, namely Michael Matthews (Orica–GreenEDGE), who had won two stages at Paris–Nice just a week earlier, while Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) had won the overall classification at Tirreno–Adriatico. Other favourites included Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team), Niccolo Bonifazio (Trek–Segafredo), Ben Swift, Geraint Thomas and Michał Kwiatkowski (all Team Sky), Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis), Zdeněk Štybar (Etixx–Quick-Step), Sacha Modolo (Lampre–Merida), Tony Gallopin (Lotto–Soudal), Arnaud Démare (FDJ), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Dimension Data) and Simon Clarke (Cannondale). 2009 winner Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) was also named as a favourite.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Pre-race favourites
Meanwhile, Astana named Vincenzo Nibali as their captain for the race, riding the race for the tenth time in his career. Another rider deemed a possible contender, Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant–Alpecin), was ruled out of the race due to a flu. German sprinter André Greipel (Lotto–Soudal) missed the race as well after breaking three ribs at the Volta ao Algarve.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Race report
After the race started in Milan, a breakaway got clear after 14 km (8.7 mi) of racing, including Gediminas Bagdonas (AG2R La Mondiale), Serghei Țvetcov (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec), Mirco Maestri (Bardiani–CSF), Jan Barta (Bora–Argon 18), Adrian Kurek (CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice), Roger Kluge  (IAM Cycling), Matteo Bono (Lampre–Merida), Samuele Conti (Southeast–Venezuela), Maarten Tjallingii (LottoNL–Jumbo), Andrea Peron (Team Novo Nordisk) and Marco Coledan (Trek–Segafredo). The group had a maximum lead over the peloton of 10:35 minutes at the 50 km (31 mi) mark. After that, Tinkoff and Orica–GreenEDGE began to set a higher tempo in the pack and the lead was reduced to five minutes at the peak of the Turchino.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Race report
As the leading group arrived at the first seaside climb of the Capo Mele, the gap had come down to 2:18 minutes. Meanwhile, the first crashes occurred in the field, with Julien Vermote (Etixx–Quick-Step) and Federico Zurlo (Lampre–Merida) being the first victims. At the Capo Berta, the lead of the front group was around a minute, while Marco Haller (Team Katusha) crashed on the following descent, dropping out of the main field. Another accident occurred a little later. Michael Matthews and Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky) were the most prominent riders to go down, but both managed to get back into the field even with a growing pace set at the front.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Race report
The breakaway group was caught with 25 km (16 mi) to go. At the climb of the Cipressa, Giovanni Visconti (Movistar Team) and Ian Stannard (Team Sky) attacked and were joined by Daniel Oss (BMC Racing Team), Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale), and Fabio Sabatini (Etixx–Quick-Step) on the descent. Arnaud Démare crashed on the climb, but was able to reach the field again as it got back to the attacking group at the bottom of the Poggio. Team Katusha set the pace up the final climb, but Michał Kwiatkowski broke clear 6 km (3.7 mi) from the finish.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Race report
Vincenzo Nibali chased after him on the descent and the group of favourites came back together at the run-in to the finish, after Fabian Cancellara had put in an attack, marked by Matteo Trentin (Etixx–Quick-Step). At the 1 km (0.62 mi) mark, Edvald Boasson Hagen started one last attack, but to no avail as the group approached the finish together. Shortly before the line, a touch of wheels led to a crash by Fernando Gaviria (Etixx–Quick-Step), which caused several riders to lose momentum, including Peter Sagan.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Race report
In the following mass sprint, Arnaud Démare came out on top and won his first ever cycling monument, ahead of Ben Swift and Jürgen Roelandts (Lotto–Soudal). Démare was the first Frenchman to win Milan–San Remo since Laurent Jalabert in 1995, and the first Frenchman to win a monument race since Jalabert's victory in the 1997 Giro di Lombardia.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Post-race
Following the race, Démare expressed delight at his victory, saying: "There are days like this one in which everything works despite the occasional hiccup, like crashing at the bottom of the Cipressa. I made it across at the bottom of the Poggio and the entire way I felt fantastic. [ ...] This is a big one and has been running for over a century. It's extraordinary. I'm extremely happy."


2016 Milan–San Remo, Post-race
Second placed Swift on the other hand, was disappointed by missing out on a possible win: "Obviously, it's quite disappointing to get second – so close to the win – but you have got to be happy to be back on the podium in a Monument." Fernando Gaviria shed tears after his late fall, which he felt cost him a possible victory: "I am very sad about what happened. It was my fault, I was in a perfect position but then I lost my focus for two seconds, because I began thinking on how to sprint.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Post-race
I touched the wheel of the guy in front of me. That was enough to throw away all the hard work of the team." Nacer Bouhanni in turn was furious after the finish. Some hundred metres before the finish line, he had been in a good position before his chain slipped off, taking away his chances. After crossing the line, he threw away his bike in anger.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Post-race
Two riders very disappointed with their results were Michael Matthews and Fabian Cancellara. Matthews crashed at high speed shortly before the Cipressa and arrived at the finish with a bandaged right elbow. He said: "Obviously I'm devastated. [ ...] This was everything, this was my world championships for the start of the season. [ ...] I was really looking forward to making a good finale, it's really unfortunate that a crash stopped me from doing that."


2016 Milan–San Remo, Post-race
Cancellara, who was riding the event for the last time before retirement at the end of the 2016 season, was held up in Gaviria's crash after having stayed in the leading group. He described his final kilometres as difficult, as he had been isolated from his teammates, saying that the other riders mainly attacked him and did not work with him. Another rider who was almost involved when Gaviria fell was Peter Sagan, who confirmed that the peloton had covered Cancellara in particular.


2016 Milan–San Remo, Post-race
He went on to describe the moment of Gaviria's crash: "Then I got away with Boasson Hagen, Gaviria and someone else. Then with about 500 metres to go, Gaviria looked around because the group was coming up. He went down and I only just managed to avoid him. I stayed up but I lost a lot speed and never managed to get going again in the final metres."


2016 Milan–San Remo, Post-race
One day after the race, both Matteo Tosatto (Tinkoff) and Eros Capecchi (Astana) accused Démare of having used the tow of his teamcar to rejoin the pack after his crash before the Cipressa climb. Démare rebuffed these allegations, saying that the race commissioners were right behind him and would have disqualified him, had he done something illegal. On 8 May 2016, it became public that the Italian Cycling Federation was making inquiries into the accusations about Démare, with Tosatto saying that he had given written testimony to officials about the incident.


2016 Milex Open
The 2016 Milex Open was a professional tennis tournament played on green clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic between 8 February and 14 February 2016.


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


2016 Milex Open, Singles main draw Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2016 Milex Open – Doubles
Roberto Maytín and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo are the defending champions, but Maytín has partnered with Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela and Podlipnik-Castillo has chosen not to participate . Roberto Maytín and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela are defeated by Ariel Behar and Giovanni Lapentti in the quarterfinals .


2016 Milex Open – Doubles
Ariel Behar and Giovanni Lapentti went on to win the title, defeating Jonathan Eysseric and Franko Škugor in the final 7–5, 6–4 .


2016 Milex Open – Singles
Damir Džumhur was the defending champion, but chose to participate in the 2016 Memphis Open instead .


2016 Milex Open – Singles
Guido Andreozzi won the title, defeating Nicolás Kicker 6–0, 6–4 in the final .


2016 Military Bowl
The 2016 Military Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game, played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, on December 27, 2016. The ninth edition of the Military Bowl featured the American Athletic Conference champion Temple Owls versus the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of Atlantic Coast Conference.


2016 Military Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Temple Owls against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.


2016 Military Bowl, Teams
This was the second all-time meeting between the schools; the previous one was on November 1, 1930, when the Owls defeated the Demon Deacons by a score of 36–0.


2016 Milo Open Cali
The 2016 Milo Open Cali was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament, which is part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cali, Colombia between 4 and 10 July 2016.


2016 Milo Open Cali, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2016 Milo Open Cali, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Milo Open Cali – Doubles
Marcelo Demoliner and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2016 Milo Open Cali – Doubles
Nicolás Jarry and Hans Podlipnik won the title after defeating Erik Crepaldi and Daniel Dutra da Silva 6–1, 7–6(8–6) in the final.


2016 Milo Open Cali – Singles
Fernando Romboli was the defending champion but chose not to participate.


2016 Milo Open Cali – Singles
Darian King won the title after defeating Víctor Estrella Burgos 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


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


2016 Milton Keynes Council election, Ward results
Two Councillors were elected in the Bletchley East ward seat meaning each party was allowed to contest the seat with two candidates of their choice.


2016 Milton Keynes Council election, Ward results
Only one candidate from each party could contest each seat.


2016 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 2016 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 47th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, the 19th in the National League, and 48th overall. They finished the season in fourth place in the National League Central Division and did not make the playoffs.


2016 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 2016.


2016 Milwaukee mayoral election
The 2016 Milwaukee mayoral election was held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, to elect the mayor for Milwaukee. Incumbent mayor Tom Barrett was elected to a fourth term, defeating Bob Donovan.


2016 Milwaukee mayoral election
Municipal elections in Wisconsin are non-partisan. The non-partisan primary was held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, to narrow the field of candidates to two.


2016 Milwaukee riots
On August 13, 2016, a riot began in the Sherman Park neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sparked by the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith. During the three-day turmoil, several people, including police officers, were injured and dozens of protesters arrested. A nightly curfew was set up for teenagers in the area.


2016 Milwaukee riots
Smith was running on foot and armed with a stolen handgun when he was shot. Smith and the officer who fired the fatal shots, Dominique Heaggan-Brown, were both African-American. Video from the officer's bodycam showed that Smith had turned with the gun in his hand toward the officer just before the officer shot him.


2016 Milwaukee riots
Heaggan-Brown was criminally charged with Smith's death and acquitted at trial. This was the first homicide charge against a Milwaukee police officer in over a decade. A civil lawsuit is currently pending.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Background
In 2014, community protests followed the fatal shooting of Dontre Hamilton, a mentally ill black man, in Milwaukee. The officer who shot and killed Hamilton was fired from the police force for not following protocol, but he was not criminally charged. In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would work with the Milwaukee Police Department on reforms.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Background
Milwaukee police previously attracted controversy for two incidents involving the deaths of black suspects while in police custody—one in 2010 and the other in 2011—as well as a scandal involving illegal strip searches and body cavity searches of 74 black people, for which a $5 million settlement was approved by the Milwaukee Common Council. Residents have criticized policing methods in predominantly black neighborhoods, which they say often involve a lack of respect towards suspects and use of force.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Background
On June 29, 2016, police in riot gear had to respond to unrest in Sherman Park, near 39th and Burleigh, a block away from the August incident. Rioters smashed windows and threw rocks at police. A BP gas station had been a frequent flash-point for unrest during June and July 2016, with several incidents taking place there, including a murder. Later, it would be looted and set on fire during the August 13 riot.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Background
The shooting of Sylville Smith occurred during a violent weekend in Milwaukee, with nine other shootings, five of them homicides, occurring within the preceding nine hours from August 12 to August 13. Two of the crime scenes were located a few blocks away from the police shooting.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Background, Influence of inequality
Several reports and Milwaukee residents have connected the riots to a history of segregation and discrimination in Milwaukee.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Background, Influence of inequality
Black residents, who make up about 40 percent of the city's population, have higher rates of unemployment, violent crime, incarceration, lack of education, and lower incomes than white residents. The poverty difference between black and white citizens is about one-and-a-half times the national average, and according to the Economic Policy Institute, Milwaukee has the nation's highest black unemployment rate.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Background, Influence of inequality
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2016 Milwaukee riots, Initial police shooting
At about 3:30 p.m. on August 13, 2016, two 23-year-old men were pulled over by two officers for suspicious activity while driving through the neighborhood. Both men fled on foot. One, who was armed with a semi-automatic handgun carrying 23 rounds, was later shot twice, in the right arm and chest, by one of the officers, and died at the scene. The man's handgun, along with 500 additional rounds of ammunition, had been reported stolen during a March burglary in nearby Waukesha. The second man was later apprehended and put into police custody. The deceased man, later identified as Sylville Smith, was shot about 20 seconds after the traffic stop was conducted.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Initial police shooting, People involved, Sylville Smith
Sylville K. Smith (April 11, 1993 – August 13, 2016) had two sisters, and a two-year-old son. According to his grandfather, Smith had cognitive and mental health issues, needing to take special education classes in elementary and middle school. He also started carrying a gun on his person after being shot at or robbed several times in separate incidents.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Initial police shooting, People involved, Sylville Smith
According to the police department, Smith had a "lengthy arrest record" dating back to at least 2011. He had been arrested or ticketed eight times for robbery, carrying a concealed weapon, theft, heroin possession, and other crimes. On February 3, 2015, he had been charged with felony first-degree "reckless endangering safety", in relation to a shooting at a party on August 24, 2014. This charge was followed by felony witness intimidation, when Smith attempted, through his girlfriend, to get the victim to sign a letter recanting his account. Both charges were dismissed after the victim willingly recanted his story. Smith's family said he had, at some point, filed a lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department, but no evidence of such a suit—settled or pending—was found in state or federal court.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Initial police shooting, People involved, Dominique Heaggan-Brown
Dominique Heaggan-Brown (born c. 1992) joined the police force in 2010 as an aide and then graduated from its academy three years later. He was wearing a body camera at the time of the shooting, as were two other officers at the scene. Heaggan-Brown is African American, and his name was initially withheld by police officials as "there are concerns for his safety". He was identified by the public on August 16 after at least 3,000 people shared a Facebook image of him, with some adding threatening comments; the post was deleted by Milwaukee police shortly after.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Initial police shooting, People involved, Dominique Heaggan-Brown
On August 14, Milwaukee Police Chief Edward A. Flynn said Heaggan-Brown's "body camera showed Smith had turned toward the officer with a gun in his hand". Heaggan-Brown was placed on administrative duty following the shooting, as is standard protocol in the city police department.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Initial police shooting, People involved, Dominique Heaggan-Brown
Heaggan-Brown was described by residents as an "aggressive" officer who was not well-liked in the community. According to one of Smith's sisters, Sherelle, Heaggan-Brown had known her brother in high school. An unnamed law enforcement source confirmed that both men had attended Casimir Pulaski High School together. Sherelle Smith also said that Heaggan-Brown was jealous of Smith's popularity and would often harass him because of it.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Initial police shooting, People involved, Dominique Heaggan-Brown
On October 31, Heaggan-Brown was fired from the force for unrelated misconduct.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Riots, August 13
According to Tom Barrett, the first riot was "driven" by the protesters' social media messages encouraging to congregate in the area.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Riots, August 13
Between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m., hours after the shooting, a group of around 100 black protesters gathered near the scene at North Sherman and Auer to hold a protest, and confronted a line of 20–30 officers. Some of the protesters used social media to encourage others to participate in the demonstration. At some point, the protest turned violent. The Revolutionary Communist Party confirmed that some of its members were among the protesters and that they traveled to Milwaukee to "support a revolution" but did not intend to incite violence.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Riots, August 13
Several cars, including police squad cars, were set alight and a BP gas station was looted and set on fire as well. When additional officers dressed in riot gear arrived, gunshots were heard. Firefighters were initially unable to put out the gas station fire due to reports of shots being fired, but eventually extinguished the flames. The Milwaukee Fire Department reported that bricks were thrown at one of their trucks. One officer was treated at a hospital for injuries sustained after being hit by a brick. The protesters also attacked reporters and a photographer documenting the incident. One reporter was shoved to the ground and physically assaulted.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Riots, August 13
An O'Reilly Auto Parts shop, a beauty supply store, and the local branch of BMO Harris Bank were also set on fire in the area. A MetroPCS store was among the businesses that were looted. A supermarket and a liquor store were destroyed during the rioting, as well.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Riots, August 13
In total, four police officers were treated for injuries during the riot and seventeen people were arrested.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Riots, August 14
In the early hours of August 14, Mayor Barrett and other local officials urged residents at a press conference to help restore order. Barrett also urged residents to bring home any of their children who may be among the protesters. During the day, volunteers assisted police in cleaning up debris left by the riot. In the afternoon, about 100 people, mostly black, held a peaceful demonstration in front of the O'Reilly Auto Parts shop that had been burned during the riot. The crowd moved to the local police station and held their arms up in the air as a form of protest.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Riots, August 14
More unrest occurred on the night of August 14. About two dozen officers in riot gear responded to the scene. Protesters threw objects at officers and a person was shot in the neck near the site of the disturbance. Police had to use an armored vehicle to retrieve the victim from the crowd. The victim was then taken to the hospital for treatment. A police officer was also injured and treated when a rock smashed into a patrol car windshield.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Riots, August 15
Protests continued on the early hours of August 15. Demonstrators were reported to have thrown objects and fired shots shortly after midnight. Chief Edward Flynn said that the department's ShotSpotter system recorded a total of 30 instances of gunfire on the night of August 14.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Riots, August 15
By the morning of August 15, fourteen more people were arrested and four police officers were wounded, including the one hit by the rock smashing a windshield. A 10:00 p.m. curfew was announced for teenagers. Three police cars and a BearCat vehicle were damaged, another vehicle and a dumpster were set on fire, and a store had its windows broken. The night of August 15 was relatively peaceful, with no property damage being reported. A few heated confrontations did occur, but were calmed down after six people were arrested.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Police shooting investigation
An investigation into the police shooting was initiated by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Smith's autopsy was released on August 15, confirming authorities' account of the shooting that he was shot twice: once in the right arm and once in the chest. City officials refused to release the police body camera video showing Smith's shooting pending the approval of the state Department of Justice. However, Barrett urged state officials to release the video as soon as possible, hoping it would placate protesters. On August 23, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said that releasing the video soon "would compromise the integrity of the investigation" and that it will not be unless charges are filed.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Police shooting investigation
After the first shot was fired, the video reportedly shows Smith throwing his gun away and falling, in a half-backwards roll, to the ground on his back, unarmed, with his legs and arms moving towards his head. He was alive when the second shot fatally struck him in the chest rupturing his heart and a lung. 1.69 seconds elapsed between the shots. Heaggan-Brown testified that Smith was reaching for his waist when the second shot was fired. However, the video allegedly shows that Smith was never searched for a second firearm by the officers.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Prosecution, Criminal prosecution of Heaggan-Brown
On December 15, 2016, ex-officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was charged with first-degree reckless homicide stemming from Smith's death "under circumstances showing utter disregard for human life", as defined by Wisconsin state law.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Prosecution, Criminal prosecution of Heaggan-Brown
During his first court appearance, on December 16, Heaggan-Brown wore protective clothing to prevent self-harm. His bail was set at $100,000.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Prosecution, Criminal prosecution of Heaggan-Brown
On December 23, Heaggan-Brown pleaded not guilty to the charge.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Prosecution, Criminal prosecution of Heaggan-Brown
On April 10, 2017, the court ruled that the trial must be held in Milwaukee County, and that the jurors will be chosen from that county. The judge thereby denied the defense's motion for a venue change and refuted the argument that pre-trial publicity, alleged anti-police sentiment, and prior police-involved shootings might prevent the defendant from getting a fair trial.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Prosecution, Criminal prosecution of Heaggan-Brown
Jury selection started on June 12 and concluded the next day. As the selection began, the court mandated that the jury be sequestered and that the jurors, both potential and actual, remain anonymous except to the prosecutors and defense. According to the district attorney, jury sequestration had not taken place in Milwaukee County for at least 23 years. The jurors in Heaggan-Brown's case were asked to stay in a hotel for the duration of the trial.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Prosecution, Criminal prosecution of Heaggan-Brown
Opening statements took place on June 13. During the trial, prosecutors argued that the second shot fired by Heaggan-Brown was unjustifiable since Smith was already on the ground gun-free, wounded and therefore unable to escape or resist, so the officer's fear for his life was unfounded. The defense countered that, in firing the second shot, Heaggan-Brown followed a police protocol to assume that if a person has one weapon, he might have another. On June 20, closing arguments were delivered and jury deliberations began.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Prosecution, Civil litigation
The civil lawsuit filed on June 21, 2017, by Sylville Smith's family sought compensatory damages and attorney fees from Dominique Heaggan-Brown and the city of Milwaukee, as well as punitive damages from Heaggan-Brown. The 8-count federal lawsuit was brought in the United States Eastern District of Wisconsin.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Estimated damage
According to a Milwaukee Fire Department official, the riots caused around $5.8 million worth of damage to the neighborhood businesses. This "rough estimate" includes commercial real estate damage, as well as lost merchandise. At least seven businesses were affected.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Estimated damage
The ATF offered a $10,000 reward for information on the perpetrators of the arson fires set during the riots.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Reactions, Political
Following the August 13 riot, Governor Scott Walker, under the threat of another riot in Milwaukee, declared a state of emergency in Milwaukee and put the National Guard on standby. President Barack Obama was briefed on the situation.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Reactions, Police
Chief Edward Flynn praised faith and community leaders for their efforts in curbing the violence on August 14, and assigned blame of the riots to members of the Revolutionary Communist Party, saying they organized additional protesters, which turned the initial protests violent.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Reactions, Police
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke wrote a controversial op-ed for The Hill, in which he blamed the riots on President Obama and liberals.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Reactions, Smith's family
One of Smith's sisters, Kimberly Neal, urged protesters to stand down, saying violence was not the answer. Conversely, another sister, Sherelle Smith, encouraged protesters to focus the riots on suburban neighborhoods and burn them down. Sherelle Smith's encouragement of violence in the suburbs was controversially edited out of initial online and televised reports by CNN, which were later updated to include her full statement.


2016 Milwaukee riots, Reactions, Smith's family
Smith's father, Patrick Smith, acknowledged having been a "bad role model" to his son, and urged other parents to become better role models for their children.


2016 Mini Challenge UK
The 2016 Mini Challenge season was the fifteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 23 April at Donington Park and ended on 30 October at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured eight rounds across the UK.


2016 Mini Challenge UK, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first 32 positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. There were bonus points awarded for Pole Position and Fastest Lap.


2016 Minneapolis shooting
The 2016 Minneapolis shooting took place on June 29, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota when a man named Anthony Sawina shot at five Somali-Americans, wounding two of them. Witnesses later recounted that Sawina shouted anti-Muslim expletives and claimed he was "going to kill [them] all." The attack was condemned by civil rights groups as part of a larger rise of Islamophobia in the United States leading up the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Background
Minneapolis has a large immigrant Somali-Muslim population and there have been several anti-Muslim and anti-Somali incidents in Minnesota within the past few years. On Oct. 30, 2015, Asma Jama (a Muslim woman of Somali descent and Kenyan nationality) was beaten for speaking Swahili in an Applebee's in the outskirts of Minneapolis. The perpetrator for that violence was charged with third-degree assault. A week prior to the shooting, a Muslim halal shop in the city was vandalized. According to a study by Georgetown University, the amount of Anti- Muslims increased during the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Background
In September 2016, Minnesota was one of 20 states assessed by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino. They found that while hate crimes overall climbed 5 percent in 2015, crimes targeting Muslims soared 78 percent, with a comparable increase projected this year.


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Attack
Anthony Sawina, aged 26, was leaving a bar with friends at 2:30 a.m. when they encountered a group of five Somali men wearing traditional qamis, who had been playing basketball nearby and were walking towards their car. The Somali men were on their way to a mosque for Ramadan prayers. One of Sawina's friends said, “What’s that dress you’re wearing?” and offered to shake hands. Instead of shaking hands, the Somali men continued to climb into their car and another of Sawina's companions shouted, “Fuck Muslims.”


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Attack
When one of the Somalis objected to the remark, Sawina allegedly shouted, "What if someone said it? What if?" At this point, Sawina was alleged to have drawn a gun and begun shooting at the Somalis, hitting the car windshield. Two of the Somalis were shot in the leg and treated at a hospital. The victims later stated they heard Sawina say "I’m going to kill you all."


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Investigation
Anthony Sawina had two previous convictions for carrying a handgun without a permit. Sawina was charged with multiple counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. His bail was set at $75,000 and faced up to seven years in prison. The police confirmed on June 30 that they were investigating the incident as a hate crime. The FBI also reviewed the case as a hate crime and for potential federal civil rights charges.


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Investigation, Trial
Sawina was tried on nine counts of felony, including attempted murder in the first degree. On May 11, 2017, Sawina was convicted of all charges, including attempted first-degree murder. Sawina received a 39-year sentence, which prompted him to angrily rebuke the judge. Sawina appealed his sentence in 2018 as excessive.


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Reactions
Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison called for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the crime.


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Reactions
Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Minnesota (CAIR-MN), stated the attack was evidence of growing tension and fear for Muslims across America. Hassan Jama of the Islamic Association of North America called on "all Americans to stand with us, all Minnesotans to stand with us" and condemn the shooting as a hate crime.


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Reactions
Following Sawina's conviction, CAIR-MN welcomed the result, stating it was justified.


2016 Minneapolis shooting, Reactions
The shooting was one of the hate crimes cited by the FBI in October 2016.


2016 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2016 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Minnesota as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses
On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Minnesota caucuses.


2016 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses, Analysis
Bernie Sanders scored an imperative, much-needed victory in the Minnesota caucus, a state he had targeted to keep his path to the nomination alive. With its populist, mostly white electorate, Minnesota was a state seen as favorable to Sanders based on his performance in previous caucus contests, which was only aided by high voter turnout, almost topping the record of 211,000 votes in the 2008 Minnesota Democratic Presidential Primary.


2016 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses, Analysis
Sanders ran up big margins in Minneapolis and the Minneapolis suburbs, and in the working-class, mostly white Iron Range of northern Minnesota which contains the city of Duluth, where he won north of 60% of the vote. Sanders won 76 out of 87 counties and all eight congressional districts in the state.


2016 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses, Analysis
Sanders had campaigned hard for the state, appearing with Rep. Keith Ellison, the Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair who endorsed Sanders in October 2015.


2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tracy Claeys and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in conference play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated Washington State.


2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Schedule
Minnesota faced all six West Division opponents: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin. The Gophers also faced East Division opponents Maryland, Penn State, and Rutgers. Minnesota played three non-conference games: Oregon State of the Pac-12 Conference, Indiana State of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference. Minnesota had one bye week during the season between their games against Indiana State and Colorado State.


2016 Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B special election
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 9, 2016, to elect a new representative for District 50B in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Representative Ann Lenczewski, effective on December 15, 2015. As only one candidate each filed for the nomination of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), a primary election was not held. Chad Anderson, the Republican nominee, won the special election.


2016 Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B special election, Candidates, Republican Party of Minnesota
The Senate District 50 Republican Party held a convention to endorse a candidate on December 12, 2015. Chad Anderson won the endorsement over Sanu Patel-Zellinger after a single ballot.


2016 Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B special election, Candidates, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
The Senate District 50 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party endorsed Andrew Carlson on December 14, 2015.


2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The 2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2016, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 90th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9, 2016. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the Senate.


2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2017.


2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Background
The last election resulted in the Republican Party of Minnesota winning a majority of seats, after losing a majority to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) only two years earlier in the previous election. This resulted in split control of the Legislature for the first time since 2006, ending eight years of unified control by either the DFL or the Republicans as well as ending two years of all-DFL control of the Legislature and governorship.


2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Electoral system
The 134 members of the House of Representatives were elected from single-member districts via first-past-the-post voting for two-year terms. Contested nominations of the DFL and Republican parties for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor party and independent candidates were nominated by petition. Write-in candidates must have filed a request with the secretary of state's office for votes for them to have been counted.


2016 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Competitive districts
According to MinnPost, the Star Tribune, the Pioneer Press, and MPR News, a total of 25 districts were competitive. MinnPost considered 17 districts to be competitive—12 of which were held by the Republicans and five by the DFL, the Star Tribune 22—16 of which were held by the Republicans and six by the DFL, the Pioneer Press eight—seven of which were held by the Republicans and one by the DFL, and MPR News 14—11 of which were held by the Republicans and three by the DFL.


2016 Minnesota Lynx season
The 2016 WNBA season of the Minnesota Lynx is the 18th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Lynx are the defending WNBA champions. The Lynx finished with a record of 28–6, finishing first in the Western Conference (and the league as a whole) and qualifying for the playoffs. Minnesota advanced to their second straight Finals.


2016 Minnesota Lynx season
Their 2016 roster included five competitors in the 2016 Rio Olympics (Moore, Whalen, Fowles, and Augustus of the U.S. squad and Cruz of the Spanish team) as well as seven current or previous all-stars (Moore, Whalen, Fowles, Augustus, Brunson, Perkins and Montgomery) with an astonishing 22 total past selections to the all-star game between them.


2016 Minnesota Lynx season, Draft picks
The Lynx made three selections in the 2016 WNBA Entry Draft in Uncasville, Connecticut:


2016 Minnesota Lynx season, Playoffs
The Lynx qualified for the 2016 playoffs, and, as the team with the best regular season record in the WNBA, received two automatic byes, advancing straight to the best-of-five semifinal against the eighth-seeded Phoenix Mercury. They swept the Mercury three games to none to advance to the 2016 WNBA Finals.


2016 Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses
The 2016 Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Minnesota, during the Super Tuesday contests, as a part of the Republican Party's series of presidential primaries. It is notable because it is the only state that was won by Florida Senator Marco Rubio.


2016 Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses
The Democratic Party held its Minnesota caucuses on the same day.


2016 Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses, Results
Precinct Caucuses date: March 1, 2016State Convention: May 20–21, 2016National delegates: 38


2016 Minnesota Senate District 35 special election
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 9, 2016, to elect a new senator for District 35 in the Minnesota Senate, caused by the resignation of Senator Branden Petersen, effective on October 31, 2015. A primary election was held on January 12, 2016, to nominate a Republican Party of Minnesota candidate. Former state representative Jim Abeler, the Republican nominee, won the special election.


2016 Minnesota Senate District 35 special election, Candidates, Republican Party of Minnesota
The Senate District 35 Republican Party held a convention to endorse a candidate on November 14. Andy Aplikowski won the endorsement after four rounds of balloting. Former state representative Jim Abeler said he would continue to seek the Republican nomination. Don Huizenga was undecided on whether he would continue to seek the nomination, but ultimately did not file a candidacy. Brad Sunderland said he would abide by the endorsement.


2016 Minnesota Senate District 35 special election, Candidates, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
The Senate District 35 Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party endorsed Roger Johnson on December 16, 2015.


2016 Minnesota Senate election
The 2016 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2016, to elect members to the Senate of the 90th and 91st Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9, 2016. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the House of Representatives.


2016 Minnesota Senate election
The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). This was the first election for the DFL since it won a majority of seats in the 2012 election, after losing a majority to the Republicans in the 2010 election. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2017.


2016 Minnesota Senate election, Background
The last election resulted in the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) winning a majority of seats, after losing a majority to the Republican Party of Minnesota only two years earlier in the previous election. This resulted in the Republicans losing the only majority they have had since the return of partisan elections to the Senate in 1976.


2016 Minnesota Senate election, Background
In conjunction with the result of the House election, it also resulted in the return of all-DFL control of the Legislature since 2010 as well as the return of all-party and all-DFL control of the Legislature and governorship since 1990, which ended with the election of a Republican majority to the House in 2014.


2016 Minnesota Senate election, Electoral system
The 67 members of the Senate were elected from single-member districts via first-past-the-post voting for four-year terms. Contested nominations of the DFL and Republican parties for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor party and independent candidates were nominated by petition. Write-in candidates must have filed a request with the secretary of state's office for votes for them to have been counted.


2016 Minnesota Senate election, Competitive districts
According to MinnPost, the Star Tribune, the Pioneer Press, and MPR News, a total of 19 districts were competitive. MinnPost considered 12 districts to be competitive—10 of which were held by the DFL and two by the Republicans, the Star Tribune 19—13 of which were held by the DFL and six by the Republicans, the Pioneer Press six—five of which were held by the DFL and one by the Republicans, and MPR News nine—seven of which were held by the DFL and two by the Republicans.


2016 Minnesota Twins season
The 2016 Minnesota Twins season  was the 56th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their seventh season at Target Field and the 116th overall in the American League. The 2016 season marked the 25th anniversary of the 1991 Twins World Series victory, and the 2016 team wore commemorative patches. The team finished in last place and lost 103 games, the worst record in the majors and the most losses since the franchise relocated to Minnesota in 1961.


2016 Minnesota Twins season, Summary
The Twins signed Korean baseball star Byung-ho Park in the offseason, in addition to acquiring John Ryan Murphy, a catcher, in a trade with the Yankees. The team's encouraging 83–79 finish the previous season behind good rookie seasons from Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, Tyler Duffey, and Byron Buxton, along with the anticipated arrival of Minor Leaguers José Berríos and Max Kepler, gave Twins' fans high hopes for the 2016 season. However, the season became a complete disaster, starting with the Twins losing their first nine games of the season and never getting out of last place in the AL Central. They finished with a record of 59-103, the worst in the league. The 103 losses marked the worst record in Twins history, besting the 60-102 team of 1982.


2016 Minnesota United FC season
The 2016 season was Minnesota United FC's seventh season of existence and their sixth consecutive and final season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. In 2017, Minnesota United FC joined MLS as an expansion team along with Atlanta United FC.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season
The 2016 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 56th in the National Football League and their third under head coach Mike Zimmer. After starting the season with five consecutive wins prior to their bye week, the Vikings managed just three victories after the bye and were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 16 with a 38–25 road loss to the Packers. They joined the 1978 Redskins, 1993 Saints, 2003 Vikings, 2009 Broncos, 2009 Giants and 2015 Falcons in missing the playoffs after starting 5–0 or better. The Vikings are the only team in NFL history to start 5–0 or better more than once and on both occasions miss the playoffs.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season
The team's new stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, opened at the start of the season, with a regular season debut victory on September 18 against division rival Green Bay on NBC Sunday Night Football. It was built on the site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the team's home from 1982 through 2013. The Vikings played at the outdoor TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota in 2014 and 2015.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season
On August 30, starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suffered a season-ending ACL tear and dislocated knee on a non-contact play during team practice. Originally, it was reported that Bridgewater's injury would keep him out for around a year-and-a-half, and on January 27, 2017, it was reported that it was possible he could also miss the entire 2017 season.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season
The extent of Bridgewater's injury prompted the Vikings to make a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for former number 1 draft pick Sam Bradford, giving up a first-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2018 Draft in exchange. Adrian Peterson's season was also hit by injury after he tore the meniscus in his right knee in the home opener against the Packers. On September 22, Peterson underwent successful surgery to repair the meniscus. It was also revealed that the knee had a mild LCL sprain, but it did not need surgery. He was placed on injured reserve on September 23, 2016, and reactivated on December 17, but only made six rushing attempts before leaving the game, ending his season. Peterson left the team at the end of the season, ending his 10-year tenure with the Vikings.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason, Schedule
The Vikings' preseason opponents and schedule were announced April 7.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Tennessee Titans
Shaun Hill started at quarterback in the team's first game, as Sam Bradford was rested until the second game.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers
Sam Bradford made his first start for the Vikings in week 2 against the Packers just 15 days after being traded. Despite not having much time to learn the offense, Bradford outplayed Aaron Rodgers but ended up hurting his left hand in the first half due to a hit by Clay Matthews. Bradford finished the game completing 22-of-31 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, helping lead the Vikings to their first win in their new stadium.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles
Sam Bradford faces his former team for the first time after he was traded from the Eagles prior to the start of the season. The Vikings streak came to a halt as they lost the game 21-10.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions
Although it was Stefon Diggs' big day, having caught 13 passes for 80 yards, it wasn't enough as the Vikings dropped 5-3.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Washington Redskins
This was the last game for Blair Walsh in a Vikings uniform as he was waived days after this game.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Head coach Mike Zimmer missed this game after undergoing emergency eye surgery the night before. Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer served as interim coach for the game.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Adrian Peterson returned to action and had six carries for 22 yards against the Colts. This was the last game he'd ever play for the Vikings.


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
With the loss, the Vikings dropped to 7–8 and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. The loss also made the Vikings the first team to twice start 5–0 or better, and on both occasions miss the playoffs (they also missed the playoffs in 2003 after starting 6–0).


2016 Minnesota Vikings season, Pro Bowl
Five Vikings were selected for the 2017 Pro Bowl: defensive end Everson Griffen, defensive tackle Linval Joseph, return specialist Cordarrelle Patterson, cornerback Xavier Rhodes and free safety Harrison Smith. Rhodes played in his first Pro Bowl, while Griffen, Patterson and Smith participated in their second; Patterson was the first return specialist in Vikings history to go to two Pro Bowls. Linval Joseph replaced Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald.


2016 Minnesota elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2016. All seats in the Minnesota Senate and Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election as well as Minnesota's 10 presidential electors and Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives. A primary election was held on August 9, 2016.


2016 Minnesota elections
Voters also approved a proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution.


2016 Minnesota elections, State elections, Minnesota Senate
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate were up for election. The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of 34 seats compared to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party's (DFL) 33. Before the election, the DFL held a majority of 39 seats compared to the Republicans' 28.


2016 Minnesota elections, State elections, Minnesota House of Representatives
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election. The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of 76 seats compared to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party's (DFL) 57. Before the election, the Republicans held a majority of 73 seats compared to the DFL's 61.


2016 Minnesota elections, State elections, Judiciary
Minnesota Supreme Court justice Natalie Hudson won election to a six-year term following her appointment in 2015 by Governor Mark Dayton. Several seats on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Minnesota District Courts were also up for election.


2016 Minnesota elections, Federal elections, President and vice president of the United States
Minnesota's 10 electors in the Electoral College were up for election, which was won by the Democratic nominees for president and vice president of the United States, Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. The electors voted on December 19, 2016.


2016 Minnesota elections, Federal elections, United States House of Representatives
Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. The DFL held five seats compared to the Republicans' three before the election, which was unchanged by the election. Neither party gained or lost seats.


2016 Minnesota elections, Ballot questions
A proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to establish an independent council to set salaries for members of the Minnesota Legislature was approved by voters.


2016 Minor Counties Championship
The 2016 Minor Counties Championship was the 112th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the third under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It was contested in two divisions. Berkshire defeated Lincolnshire by 28 runs in the final, which was played at the Getty Estate, Buckinghamshire.


2016 Minor Counties Championship, Standings, Format
Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. In a match reduced to a single innings, teams receive 12 points for a win, 8 for a draw and 4 points for losing. For matches abandoned without play, both sides receive 8 points. Bonus points (a maximum of 4 batting points and 4 bowling points) may be scored during the first 90 overs of each team's first innings.


2016 Minor Counties Championship, Final
The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division, Berkshire and Lincolnshire. It began on 28 August 2016 at the Getty Estate with the result being a victory for Berkshire by 28 runs. Berkshire had last won the title in 2008 whilst Lincolnshire's most recent victory was in 2003.


2016 Minya pogrom
The 2016 Minya pogrom was a pogrom in a village in Minya Governorate, Egypt, by a Muslim mob against the Coptic community. The pogrom was instigated by a rumor that a Christian man and a Muslim woman were in a relationship. The mob ransacked and torched seven Christian homes. The mother of the Christian man was stripped naked and was paraded through the village to humiliate her.


2016 Misano Superbike World Championship round
The 2016 Misano Superbike World Championship round was the eighth round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship. It took place over the weekend of 17–19 June 2016 at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.


2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football team
The 2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented the Mississippi College in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach John Bland, who was in his third season at Mississippi College. The Choctaws played their home games at Robinson–Hale Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses (3–7 overall, 1–7 in the GSC) and were not invited in the 2016 playoffs.


2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football team, Schedule
Mississippi College announced its 2016 football schedule on July 18, 2016. The schedule consists of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Choctaws will host GSC foes North Alabama, Valdosta State, West Alabama, and West Florida, and will travel to Delta State, Florida Tech, Shorter, and West Georgia.


2016 Mississippi College Choctaws football team, Schedule
The Choctaws will host both non-conference games against Cumberland of the Mid-South Conference and Point of the Sun Conference.


2016 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary
The 2016 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary took place on March 8 in the U.S. state of Mississippi as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary
On the same day, the Democratic Party held a second primary in Michigan, while the Republican Party held primaries in four states, including their own Mississippi primary.


2016 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
After losing badly in Mississippi to Barack Obama eight years earlier, Hillary Clinton managed a 66-point routing against Bernie Sanders in the state in 2016. She carried all counties and won across all demographics, income levels and educational attainment levels. The key to Clinton's success, however, was an 89-11 showing among African American voters, who made up 71% of the Democratic electorate in the state.


2016 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Mississippi gave Clinton her largest win in any state during the 2016 primaries.


2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary
The 2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary took place in Mississippi on March 8, 2016, ahead of the presidential election that November. The Democrats held their Mississippi primary on the same day.


2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary
Mississippi's 40 Republican delegates were contested. Donald Trump won the primary, receiving 47.24% of the vote, while Ted Cruz came in second, with 36.12% of the vote. Trump received 25 of the state's delegates, while Cruz received the remaining 15.


2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary, The state of the campaign
Trump had already become the Republican front-runner before the Mississippi primary. He was favored to win Mississippi partly because he had already done well in Southern states' primaries, including Alabama's, which he won with 43.4% of the vote on Super Tuesday.


2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary, Opinion polling
A poll of 995 likely Republican Mississippi voters, conducted on February 29, 2016 by Magellan Strategies, gave Trump 41% of the vote, 24% more than second-place Cruz.


2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary, Analysis
Trump's double-digit victory in Mississippi was seen as solidifying his status as the Republican front-runner, shortly after his disappointing performance in the Louisiana primary. Another unusual aspect of the Mississippi primary results was Marco Rubio's exceptionally poor showing: Rubio came in fourth despite having finished second in several other primaries in the South. Overall, Trump's victory was part of his generally strong performance in the South, in which, as a whole, he performed better than either John McCain in 2008 or Mitt Romney in 2012.


2016 Mississippi Republican presidential primary, Analysis
Exit polls showed that Trump beat Cruz in virtually every demographic group. They also showed that Trump got an especially large share of the vote among Mississippi voters looking for a candidate who "tells it like it is". Trump also won among white evangelicals, the voters who Cruz had hoped would form his coalition. However, Trump came in second (behind Cruz) among Republican voters who decided whom to vote for in the primary within the previous week.


2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
The 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents the Mississippi State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field.


2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, Schedule and results
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2016 Southeastern Conference standings. *Rankings are based on the team's current  ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.


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


2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, MLB Draft
A school record 11 players were selected in the draft. It is 3rd most in the NCAA for the 2016 season trailing only Texas A&M with 13 and Southern California with 12.


2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, MLB Draft
† Rooker returned to Mississippi State rather than signing with the Twins. In 2017 the Minnesota Twins draft him in the 1st round.


2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by eighth-year head coach Dan Mullen. Despite having a 5–7 record, the first losing season since 2009, Mississippi State qualified for a bowl bid due to their high APR score. Mississippi State beat  the Miami RedHawks in the St. Petersburg Bowl to finish the season at 6–7.


2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Schedule
Mississippi State announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host SEC foes Arkansas, Auburn, South Carolina, and Texas A&M, and will travel to Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, and Ole Miss.


2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Schedule
The Bulldogs hosted the South Carolina Gamecocks for the first time since 2011. The team traveled to two independent schools, UMass for the first time and to BYU for the first time since 2000. Mississippi State hosted the other two non–conference games against Samford of the Southern Conference and South Alabama of the Sun Belt Conference.


2016 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
The 2016 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Delta Devils were led by third-year head coach Rick Comegy and played their home games at Rice–Totten Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 1–10, 1–8 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.


2016 Missouri Attorney General election
The 2016 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Josh Hawley defeated the Democratic nominee Teresa Hensley.


2016 Missouri Attorney General election
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster did not run for re-election to a third term in office, but was instead the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor.


2016 Missouri Attorney General election, Republican primary, Candidates, Controversy
Allegations of abuse of office by Missouri attorney general candidate Kurt Schaefer have surfaced: Schaefer allegedly pressured the former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe to interfere with Josh Hawley's ability to run for attorney general. Hawley was a professor at the University of Missouri. Wolfe wrote in a January 19 email: "Schaefer had several meetings with me pressuring me to take away Josh Hawley's right to run for Attorney General by taking away an employee's right to ask for an unpaid leave of absence when running for public office." The email went on to say he was worried that Schaefer might influence cuts in the university's budget due to political fallout if he did not do as Schaefer asked.


2016 Missouri Democratic presidential primary
The 2016 Missouri Democratic presidential primary took place on March 15 in the U.S. state of Missouri as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 United States presidential election.


2016 Missouri Democratic presidential primary
On the same day, the Democratic Party held primaries in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina and Ohio, while the Republican Party held primaries in the same five states, including their own Missouri primary, plus the Northern Mariana Islands.


2016 Missouri Democratic presidential primary, Results
Clinton went into election night in Missouri down to Senator Sanders in the polls. Throughout the evening Sanders maintained a lead over Clinton. However St. Louis County and Jackson County, home of a large section of Kansas City, came in late and it was just enough to push Clinton over the finish line. Senator Sanders refused to request a recount citing concerns over wasting taxpayer dollars.


2016 Missouri Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Hillary Clinton, having narrowly lost the Missouri primary to Barack Obama eight years prior, managed a slim 0.2-percentage-point-victory over an increasingly popular insurgent Bernie Sanders in 2016. With Sanders winning men 56-44, voters under the age of 45 67-32, and white voters 54-45, Clinton won among women 54-44, older voters 62-37, and African American voters 67-32.


2016 Missouri Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Sanders won among voters who made less than $50k and $100k per year, with Clinton winning more affluent voters. And while Sanders won 67-33 among self-identified Independents who made up 24% of the electorate, Clinton won 55-44 among the 74% of voters who identified as Democrats. While Sanders won among liberals 53-46, Clinton won moderates and conservatives 55-44.


2016 Missouri Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Sanders was able to win 54-45 among union households, a key voting bloc in the industrial Midwest, and he won 53-46 among those who believe trade with other countries takes away U.S. jobs; trade deals championed by Bill and Hillary Clinton have not always gone over well in the industrial Rust Belt. In terms of each voters' family financial situation, voters who were "getting ahead" or "holding steady" opted for Clinton, while those who felt they were "falling behind" overwhelmingly favored Sanders.


2016 Missouri Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Clinton won a large victory in St. Louis City and St. Louis County (she won 55-44 according to exit polls, likely thanks to her ardent African American support), and she also managed a 51-48 victory in Kansas City on the western side of the state. Sanders, meanwhile, won victories in Columbia and Springfield, keeping the race close statewide, and won in the largely white, rural and more conservative counties, including areas of Northwestern Missouri bordering Kansas and Nebraska, and Southwestern Missouri bordering Oklahoma. All three neighboring states are Great Plains states that Sanders won earlier in March.


2016 Missouri Republican presidential primary
The 2016 Missouri Republican presidential primary took place March 15 in the U.S. state of Missouri, as a part of the Republican Party's series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 United States presidential election. The Missouri primary was held alongside Republican primary elections in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina and Ohio, along with the Democratic contest in Missouri. The hotly contested primary was won by businessman Donald Trump by a margin of 0.21% over Texas Senator Ted Cruz.


2016 Missouri Republican presidential primary, Background
In the 2012 primaries, the state of Missouri held two separate contests, a "beauty contest" primary on February 7 and caucuses beginning on March 15. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed SB892 in 2014 to move the state's presidential primary contest to March. In addition, the caucus was removed so the primary counted for delegates. According to Missouri Republican Party chair John Hancock, the move was to encourage candidates to campaign in all parts of the state and to avoid the chaotic convention fights in the 2012 campaign.