2016 San Antonio FC season, Background
San Antonio was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016. The establishment of the club, along with the concurrent purchase of Toyota Field by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, was part of a plan by local officials to obtain an expansion franchise in Major League Soccer. As a result, the San Antonio Scorpions franchise of the North American Soccer League was shut down. The club's first head coach, announced on January 7, 2016, was former Elon University men's soccer coach and Orlando City SC ProAcademy Director, Darren Powell. On February 2, 2016, Carlos Alvarez became the club's first player signing.


2016 San Antonio FC season, Background
The league expanded from 24 to 29 teams where San Antonio competed in the Western Conference of the USL.


2016 San Antonio FC season, Pre-season
The pre-season match against Rayo OKC was announced by Rayo OKC on February 2, 2016. Remaining pre-season matches were announced on March 4, 2016 by SAFC.


2016 San Antonio FC season, Competitions, United Soccer League, Matches
The 2016 schedule was released on January 26, 2016. Home team is listed first, left to right.


2016 San Antonio FC season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2016 San Antonio FC season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2016 San Antonio Open
The 2016 San Antonio Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament as part of the 2016 WTA 125K series. It took place in San Antonio, United States, on 12–19 March 2016.


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


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


2016 San Antonio Open – Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Nicole Melichar won the title after defeating Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Anastasia Rodionova 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2016 San Antonio Open – Singles
This was the first edition of the tournament. Misaki Doi won the title, defeating in the final Anna-Lena Friedsam with the score 6–4, 6–2.


2016 San Antonio Stars season
The 2016 WNBA season was the 20th season for the San Antonio Stars franchise of the WNBA. It was their 14th in San Antonio.


2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup
The 2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup is a professional tennis tournaments played on clay courts. It is the 12th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour, offering a total of €42,500+H in prize money. The event takes place in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, from 9 to 17 July 2016.


2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following player gained entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup – Doubles
Dino Marcan and Antonio Šančić were the defending champions, but only Marcan defend his title partnering Kevin Krawietz. Marcan lost in the quarterfinals to Federico Gaio and Stefano Napolitano.


2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup – Doubles
Gaio and Napolitano won the title after defeating Facundo Argüello and Sergio Galdós 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup – Singles
Albert Ramos-Viñolas was the defending champion but chose not to participate.


2016 San Benedetto Tennis Cup – Singles
Federico Gaio won the title after defeating Constant Lestienne 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.


2016 San Diego Aviators season
The 2016 San Diego Aviators season was the 22nd season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its third playing in San Diego County, California.


2016 San Diego Aviators season
Led by 2016 WTT Male Most Valuable Player Ryan Harrison and Coach of the Year John Lloyd, the Aviators had 8 wins and 4 losses, the best regular-season record in WTT. They went on to defeat the Orange County Breakers, 25–14 in extended play, in the WTT Finals to win the King Trophy as WTT champions. Raven Klaasen was named WTT Finals Most Valuable Player. The league title was the third in franchise history and the first since moving to San Diego.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Front-office changes
Jim Ault was named the new general manager and assistant head coach of the Aviators with Tamara Sarafijanovic as assistant general manager.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Front-office changes
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Billy Berger's name no longer appeared on the team's website as CEO or minority owner.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, New logo
On February 29, 2016, the Aviators started using a new logo on their website and Facebook page. The new logo retains the use of red and white that was featured in the 2015 logo.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Draft
James Blake, who played for the team as a wildcard in 2015, was assigned by WTT to Aviators as a designated player. He was selected with the Aviators' first pick in the marquee player portion of the draft. The Aviators did not protect 2015 marquee player Madison Keys, and they did not make a selection in the second round of the marquee player portion of the draft. In the roster portion of the draft, the Aviators protected Raven Klaasen and Darija Jurak.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Draft
They chose Shelby Rogers with their first-round selection, leaving 2015 amateur and winner of the 2015 US Open boys' singles title, but now turned professional, Taylor Fritz unprotected. The protection of Jurak and the selection of Rogers also meant that the Aviators could not protect Květa Peschke, the last remaining member of the team who played for the franchise when it was known as the New York Sportimes, and Chanelle Scheepers. The Aviators chose Daniel Evans with their third-round selection in the roster player portion of the draft. They elected not to select a roster-exempt player in the fifth round.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Harrison replaces Evans
On July 8, 2016, Daniel Evans withdrew from WTT. On July 15, 2016, the Aviators announced the signing of Ryan Harrison as a roster player to fill the spot created by Evans's departure.


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


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The Aviators hosted the opening match on July 31, 2016. After dropping the first two sets, including a loss by James Blake in the opening set of men's singles, the Aviators regrouped and won the next two sets of men's and women's doubles to tie the match at 15 all. It was Blake and Raven Klaasen in the men's doubles set and Darija Jurak and Shelby Rogers in women's doubles. The teams exchanged breaks in the final set of mixed doubles, before Jurak and Klaasen won the set tiebreaker, 5–2, to give the Aviators a 20–19 victory.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The following evening, the Breakers hosted the Aviators in their first home match in Orange County since 2013. For the second straight match, the Breakers won the first two sets to take an early lead, and the Aviators responded with set wins in men's and women's doubles. Klaasen and Ryan Harrison won the men's doubles, and Jurak and Rogers won the women's doubles. The Aviators faced a 17–16 deficit heading into the final set of men's singles. After the players each held serve in three of their four service games, Steve Johnson secured a 22–20 victory for the Breakers by winning a tiebreaker over Harrison.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The teams returned to Carlsbad for the third match of their series on August 2, 2016. This time, the Aviators dominated play in the early part of the match. Harrison won the men's singles set, 5–2. Rogers followed with a 5–1 set win in women's singles. Harrison teamed with Klaasen for a 5–2 set win in men's doubles, and the Aviators had a 15–5 lead after three sets. After the Breakers won the fourth set of women's doubles to cut the lead to 18–10, they sent the match to extended play by winning a fifth-set tiebreaker in mixed doubles. However, the Aviators broke Alla Kudryavtseva's serve in the first game of extended play to secure a 23–15 victory.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, A rivalry is born
The following evening in Orange County, the Breakers won the opening set of men's doubles, and the Aviators responded by winning the next three sets, two of them in tiebreakers, to take a 17–16 lead to the final set. Rogers and Harrison won the women's and men's singles, and Klaasen and Jurak followed with a set win in mixed doubles. However, Jurak and Rogers fell behind a break early in the fifth set of women's doubles and were unable to break back. The 5–2 set win gave the Breakers a 21–19 victory.


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


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Winning streak
Following the series with the Breakers, the Aviators opened a four-match homestand by hosting the expansion New York Empire on August 5, 2016. Ryan Harrison won the opening set of men's singles in a tiebreaker and teamed with Raven Klaasen for a 5–2 set win in the third set of men's doubles. Shelby Rogers won the second set of women's singles in a tiebreaker. Klaasen teamed with Darija Jurak to take the final set of mixed doubles, 5–3, and seal a 24–18 victory.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Winning streak
The following day, the Aviators signed Ernests Gulbis as a substitute player.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Winning streak
Gulbis opened the Aviators' match that evening against the five-time defending WTT champion Washington Kastles by taking the men's singles set, 5–2. He later paired with Klaasen for a 5–2 set win in the third set of men's doubles. Jurak teamed with Rogers to take the fourth set of women's doubles and with Klaasen to take the fifth set of mixed doubles, both by 5–3 scores, to give the Aviators a 21–15 win.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Winning streak
The Aviators got off to a quick start the following evening as Harrison won the opening set of men's singles, Rogers won the second set of women's singles, and Harrison and Klaasen took the third set of men's doubles to build a 15–8 lead against the Springfield Lasers. The Lasers battled back, winning the fourth set of women's doubles in a tiebreaker and the fifth set of mixed doubles, 5–2, to send the match to extended play with the Aviators leading, 21–18. After the Lasers held serve in the first game of extended play, Klaasen held serve to clinch a 22–19 Aviators victory.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Winning streak
On August 8, 2016, the Aviators hosted the Philadelphia Freedoms in their final home match of the season. Harrison won the opening set of men's singles and teamed with Klaasen to take the third set of men's doubles. Rogers posted a 5–0 set win in the second set of women's singles. After the Freedoms won the fourth and fifth sets, Klaasen, playing mixed doubles with Jurak, held serve in the opening game of extended play to secure a 23–15 win and a perfect home record of 6 wins and 0 losses.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Winning streak
The Aviators opened their season-ending four-match road trip against the Kastles. Rogers won the second set of women's singles, 5–3, over Madison Brengle and then teamed with Jurak to win a tiebreaker in the fourth set of women's doubles that gave the Aviators an 18–17 lead. Harrison won the final set of men's singles, 5–3, to seal a 23–20 victory, the fifth straight for the Aviators, and improve the team's record to 7 wins and 2 losses.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, WTT Finals berth
After a loss to the Springfield Lasers, the Aviators headed to Forest Hills Stadium for their first match in New York City since July 23, 2013, when they were the home team playing as the New York Sportimes. Players appearing in that 23–15 overtime loss to the Washington Kastles for the Sportimes were Anna-Lena Grönefeld, Robert Kendrick, Květa Peschke and Jesse Witten. But on August 12, 2016, the Aviators would be the road team facing the New York Empire.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, WTT Finals berth
The Aviators won four of the five sets led by Ryan Harrison who won the opening set of men's singles and teamed with Raven Klaasen to close out the match in the final set of men's doubles. Darija Jurak paired with Klaasen to win the third set of mixed doubles and with Shelby Rogers to win the fourth set of women's doubles. The 24–16 victory gave the Aviators 8 wins and 3 losses and clinched their berth in the WTT Finals. It was the first Finals appearance for the franchise since 2010, when they lost playing as the New York Sportimes and the first postseason appearance for the Aviators since 2014.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, WTT Finals berth
On August 13, 2016, the Aviators signed Nick Monroe as a substitute player to fill in for Harrison in the final match of the regular season.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, WTT Finals berth
During their final regular-season match against the Philadelphia Freedoms, the Aviators clinched the best overall record in WTT, when the Washington Kastles defeated the Orange County Breakers, 25–19 in extended play. The Aviators later lost their match against the Freedoms to fall to 8 wins and 4 losses, an identical record to that of the Breakers. Since the teams split their four matches during the regular season, the tie in the standings was broken by most games won in head-to-head matches, which favored the Aviators, 82–77. Being the top seed in the WTT Finals resulted in the Aviators being treated as the home team and having the option to set the order of play.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, Harrison named MVP and Lloyd Coach of the Year
Ryan Harrison was named 2016 WTT Male Most Valuable Player. Harrison led the league in winning percentage in men's singles and was also second in men's doubles behind teammate Raven Klaasen. John Lloyd was named 2016 WTT Coach of the Year.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, WTT Finals
The Aviators met their new rivals, the Orange County Breakers, in the WTT Finals on August 26, 2016, at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City. The Aviators won the first four sets, all by 5–2 scores. Darija Jurak and Raven Klaasen opened with a set win in mixed doubles. Shelby Rogers followed by beating 2016 WTT Female Most Valuable Player Nicole Gibbs in women's singles. Klaasen teamed with Ryan Harrison in men's doubles. Jurak and Rogers took the fourth set of women's doubles to give the Aviators a 20–8 lead.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, WTT Finals
Dennis Novikov won a tiebreaker against Harrison in the final set of men's singles to send the match to extended play with the Aviators leading 24–13. Novikov held serve in the opening game of extended play. However, Harrison, who won a US Open qualifying match earlier in the day to secure a spot in the Grand Slam tournament, held serve in the second game, giving the Aviators a 25–14 victory and the 2016 King Trophy. It was the third WTT championship in franchise history and the first since moving to San Diego.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, WTT Finals
The previous titles came in 2005, playing as the New York Sportimes and in 2008, playing as the New York Buzz. It was the first time in franchise history that the Aviators finished with WTT's best regular-season record and followed up by winning the league championship. Klaasen was named WTT Finals Most Valuable Player. "It feels really nice to get the MVP award, but it feels a bit undeserving, because our whole team played very well," said Klaasen.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Season recap, WTT Finals
"We were apart for four days, and when we saw each other again last night, it felt like we had been apart for a year. Our team chemistry has been great. We will be friends for the rest of our lives." Aviators coach John Lloyd said, "It brings a lot of memories back; I played back in the US Open, when it was on grass and clay. In fact, on this court I lost to the great Björn Borg. It was nice to play on this beautiful court. To come back and win this title was great."


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Draft picks
Since the Aviators had the second-worst record among WTT's nonplayoff teams in 2015, they selected second in each round of the draft. The league conducted its 2016 draft on March 25, in Key Biscayne, Florida. James Blake, who played for the team as a wildcard in 2015, was assigned by WTT to the Aviators as a designated player. The selections made by the Aviators are shown in the table below.


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


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Individual honors and achievements
The following table shows individual honors bestowed upon players and coaches of the San Diego Aviators in 2016.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Individual honors and achievements
Ryan Harrison led the league in winning percentage in men's singles and was second behind teammate Raven Klaasen in men's doubles.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Individual honors and achievements
Shelby Rogers was third in WTT in winning percentage in women's singles.


2016 San Diego Aviators season, Individual honors and achievements
Klaasen and Darija Jurak were tied for sixth in WTT in winning percentage in mixed doubles.


2016 San Diego Breakers season
The 2016 season is the inaugural season of the San Diego Breakers.


2016 San Diego Chargers season
The 2016 season was the San Diego Chargers' 47th in the National Football League, their 57th overall, their 56th and final season in San Diego, California and their fourth and final season under head coach Mike McCoy.


2016 San Diego Chargers season
Due to the age of Qualcomm Stadium, there was speculation that the team would be relocating back to Los Angeles, where the franchise played its first season in 1960. This followed a decision by the NFL to allow the St. Louis Rams to return to the Greater Los Angeles Area with a provision that the Chargers may relocate to Los Angeles as well. On January 4, 2016, the team filed a relocation application to the NFL along with the Rams and the Oakland Raiders releasing a statement and a video on the team's website.


2016 San Diego Chargers season
The league made its decision in a special meeting on January 12; it approved the Chargers' relocation if they chose to share SoFi Stadium with the Rams (the Raiders-Chargers proposal did not receive enough support from the league as a whole to proceed, prompting the Raiders to back out). On January 29, 2016, the Chargers announced they would remain in San Diego for the 2016 season as negotiations with the city continued; the team also reached an agreement in principle to use the Rams' Los Angeles stadium should negotiations with the city of San Diego fail. On November 8, 2016, Measure C was voted down by voters 57% to 43%; and on January 12, 2017, the Chargers officially announced a move to Los Angeles, making 2016 their final season in San Diego.


2016 San Diego Chargers season
This would also be the first time in nine seasons that Pro Bowler free safety Eric Weddle was not on the team, having departed via free agency to the Baltimore Ravens. Weddle had spent his entire career with the Chargers, starting with the 2007 NFL season.


2016 San Diego Chargers season
On January 1, 2017, the Chargers fired McCoy after four seasons.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs
Leading 21–3 at halftime, the Chargers blew their lead, scoring only six more points by field goals. Kansas City rallied with 24 unanswered points, forcing overtime, where the Chiefs won the season's opening game.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Already without Keenan Allen for the entire season, running back Danny Woodhead suffered a torn ACL, putting him out for the season. Nevertheless, the Chargers would go on to burn the Jaguars, winning 38–14 and with that, they went to 1–1.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts
With a stunning loss on a 63-yard Colts touchdown pass to T.Y. Hilton with 1:17 to play, the Chargers' record fell to 1-2.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints
Ahead 34-21, the Chargers gave up two Drew Brees touchdown passes in the final five minutes and fell to 1-3.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: at Oakland Raiders
With their third straight loss to the Raiders, the Chargers fell to 1-4.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
The Chargers wore Color Rush uniforms with shades of blue and yellow San Diego used from 1974 until 1984.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
The team snapped a 3-game losing streak against the Broncos and improved to 2-4.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 7: at Atlanta Falcons
The Chargers came into this game with a 1–8 all-time record against Atlanta, and this marked San Diego's first visit to Atlanta since 2004. The Falcons had built a 27–10 lead by the two-minute warning at the end of the first half, but the Chargers pulled them back and leveled the score at 30–30 with a 33-yard Josh Lambo field goal with 18 seconds left in regulation. Lambo then hit a 42-yard attempt in overtime to seal the win for the Chargers as they improved to 3-4.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans
This turned out to be the Chargers last win in San Diego. They lost their last 4 games at Qualcomm Stadium.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins
Philip Rivers would throw four fourth quarter interceptions in this game, including a crucial pick-6 with a minute remaining that was returned by Kiko Alonso.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins
With the loss, the Chargers went into their bye week at 4–6.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Houston Texans
This would end up being the last win for the Chargers in franchise history while in San Diego.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders
With the loss, the Chargers were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the 3rd straight year, and 7th time in 8 years.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Cleveland Browns
The loss dropped the Chargers to 5–10, and they became the only team to lose to the Cleveland Browns in 2016.


2016 San Diego Chargers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
With their sixth straight loss to the Chiefs, the Chargers finished the season 5–11. This would be the final game played as the San Diego Chargers before relocating to Los Angeles following the season.


2016 San Diego City Attorney election
The 2016 San Diego City Attorney election occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The primary election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.


2016 San Diego City Attorney election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with a primary in June followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates.


2016 San Diego City Attorney election, Campaign
The incumbent City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, was ineligible to run for reelection after eight years in the position due to term limits. Four Democrats and one Republican contested the race.


2016 San Diego City Attorney election, Campaign
In the June primary, Republican Robert Hickey and Democrat Mara Elliott received the most votes and advanced to the November runoff election. Elliott's second-place victory in the June primary was considered an upset due to her opponents out raising and out spending her. Unlike her opponents, Elliott did not receive many of the typical endorsements from the various local democratic groups.


2016 San Diego City Attorney election, Campaign
In the November runoff, Elliott defeated Hickey by a margin of 57 to 42 and was elected City Attorney.


2016 San Diego Padres season
The 2016 San Diego Padres season was their 48th season in MLB, and their 12th at Petco Park. The Padres finished with a record of 68 win and 94 losses, and spent most of the season trading with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the last-place spot in the National League West. The Padres set multiple records for offensive futility, becoming the first team in MLB history to fail to score a run in their opening series, being outscored 25-0 in their first three games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. They also set the record for most times shutout in their first ten games (5), as well as the largest opening day shutout loss at home in MLB history (0-15 against the Los Angeles Dodgers).


2016 San Diego Padres season, Home attendance
Highest Home Attendance: 4/4 vs. LAD (44,317)Lowest Home Attendance: 5/2 vs. COL (19,013)


2016 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching
Updated as of September 3, 2016. Players in bold are on the active roster.


2016 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; † = Stats ONLY with THIS team


2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by sixth-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Wyoming to be crowned Mountain West champions for the second consecutive year. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Houston.


2016 San Diego Toreros football team
The 2016 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dale Lindsey and played their home games at Torero Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 10–2, 8–0 in PFL play to be crowned PFL champions and earned the PFL's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Cal Poly in the first round, before losing in the second round to North Dakota State.


2016 San Diego elections
Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2016 for mayor, city attorney, city council, and ballot measures. The primary election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Five of the nine council seats were contested. Two city council incumbents ran for reelection.


2016 San Diego elections
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with a primary in June followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates if no candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round.


2016 San Diego elections, Mayor
Incumbent Kevin Faulconer ran for a second term as Mayor against former San Diego City Councilmember Ed Harris and former California State Assemblymember Lori Saldaña. He won election in the primary with over 50% of the vote.


2016 San Diego elections, City Council
Seats in districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were up for election. Sherri Lightner (District 1) and Todd Gloria (District 3) were ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Incumbent Marti Emerald (District 9) chose not to seek reelection.


2016 San Diego elections, City Council
Republicans hoped to overturn the Democratic Party's 5–4 majority by flipping District 1 from Democratic to Republican.


2016 San Diego elections, City Council, District 1
District 1 consists of the communities of Carmel Valley, Del Mar Mesa, Del Mar Heights, La Jolla, Pacific Highlands Ranch, Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, and University City. Incumbent Sherri Lightner was ineligible to run due to term limits. Republican Ray Ellis and Democrats Barbara Bry and Joe LaCava were expected to run to replace Lightner. In January 2016, LaCava announced that he had decided not to run. Morning of March 3, 2016 Louis Rodolico entered the race followed that same afternoon by Bruce Lightner, husband to the incumbent Sherri Lightner, and Kyle Heiskala, two days layer a policy advisor on Sherri Lightner's City Council staff, pulled papers to run for the District 1 seat.


2016 San Diego elections, City Council, District 1
Since no candidate received a majority of the votes in the June primary, Bry and Ellis were slated to advance to the November runoff election. However, on August 12, 2016 Ellis announced that he would be withdrawing from the election. Despite effectively conceding the race, Ellis's name still appeared on November ballot. Bry was then elected to the City Council in November.


2016 San Diego elections, City Council, District 3
District 3 consists of the communities of Balboa Park, Bankers Hill/Park West, Downtown San Diego, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Little Italy, Mission Hills, Normal Heights, North Park, Old Town, South Park, and University Heights. Incumbent Todd Gloria was ineligible to run due to term limits. Chris Ward was elected in the June primary with a majority of the vote.


2016 San Diego elections, City Council, District 5
District 5 consists of the neighborhoods of Black Mountain Ranch, Carmel Mountain Ranch, Miramar, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Encantada, Rancho Peñasquitos, Sabre Springs, San Pasqual Valley, Scripps Ranch, and Torrey Highlands. Incumbent Mark Kersey was initially expected to run unopposed, but ultimately faced two opponents to his reelection. Kersey was reelected in the June primary with a majority of the vote.


2016 San Diego elections, City Council, District 7
District 7 consists of the neighborhoods of Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Grantville, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, San Carlos, Serra Mesa, and Tierrasanta. Incumbent Scott Sherman filed to run for reelection. Sherman was reelected in the June primary with a majority of the vote.


2016 San Diego elections, City Council, District 9
District 9 consists of the communities of Alvarado Estates, City Heights, College Area, College View Estates, El Cerrito, Kensington, Mountain View, Mount Hope, Rolando, Southcrest, and Talmadge. Incumbent Marti Emerald chose not to seek reelection. Since no candidate received a majority of the votes in the June primary, a runoff election was held in November 2016 between Ricardo Flores and Georgette Gomez. Gomez was then elected to the City Council in November.


2016 San Diego elections, City Council, Council President
On December 12, 2016, the new council was sworn in. For their first action, the council voted 6–3 to appoint Myrtle Cole as council president. David Alvarez, who was considered the other main candidate for the position, was joined in opposition to Cole's appointment by newly sworn in council members Ward and Gomez. Although both Alvarez and Cole were Democrats, Cole was seen as more moderate or centrist than Alvarez.


2016 San Diego elections, Boards of Education
Three of the five seats on the independent San Diego Unified School District Board of Education were up for the general election. Richard Barrera ran unopposed. All three incumbents won reelection. Only one seat was up on the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees. Incumbent Mary Graham won reelection.


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure A
Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding Redistricting of Council Districts in the City of San Diego


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure A
Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update the process related to redistricting of City Council districts, including amendments to expand the citizen Redistricting Commission from seven to nine members, to clarify and expand the timeline for the appointment and qualification of members, to provide for alternate members on the Commission and appointing panel, and to explain the effective date of boundaries."


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure B
Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding the Authorization and Issuance of General Obligation Bonds and Revenue Bonds


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure B
Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update provisions related to the authorization and issuance of bonds, to reflect changes in state law, and simplify and conform the City's processes with the California Constitution?"


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure C
Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding the Levy, Assessment and Collection of Property Taxes and the Repeal of Provisions for Collecting Property Taxes the City Cannot Collect Under State Law.


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure C
Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to clarify the manner in which the City levies, assesses and collects property taxes in the City, and to repeal provisions regarding property taxes the City is not able to levy as a result of Proposition 13 and related state law?"


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure D
Ballot Language: "Shall City Charter section 70 be amended to conform to existing provisions related to the Strong Mayor form of government, by updating titles of specified officers and clarifying who has authority to fix their salaries and the City's compensation schedules; to specify the City's legal duty to comply with California's collective bargaining laws in establishing annual compensation schedules; and to update language?"


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure E
Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding the Budget and Appropriations Process for the City of San Diego


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure E
Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update the process related to budgeting and appropriating funds, to consolidate provisions that appeared throughout the Charter and to clarify the approval process for the City budget?"


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure F
Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding Financial Operations of the City of San Diego


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure F
Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update the City's financial operations, including amendments regarding the certification of funds, the authorization and payment of claims, the management of funds, the disposition of proceeds of the sale of City-owned real property and the establishment of reserves?"


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure G
Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Audits of Accounts of City Officials and Officers Upon Their Death, Resignation, or Removal from City Office


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure G
Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update language and to repeal the requirement that the City Auditor conduct audits and investigations of City officials and officers upon their death, resignation, or removal from City office?"


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure H
Ballot Language: "Shall the Charter be amended to require certain unrestricted General Fund revenues to be deposited in an Infrastructure Fund used exclusively to pay for capital improvements including streets, sidewalks, bridges, bike paths, storm water and drainage systems; public buildings including libraries, recreational and community centers; public safety facilities including police, fire and lifeguard stations; and park facilities, but expressly not used for new convention center facilities and new professional sports venues?"


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure I
Ballot Title: Referendum of Ordinance Regarding Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage


2016 San Diego elections, June measures, Measure I
Ballot Language: "Shall Ordinance O-20390 be approved, establishing that employers are to compensate employees working in the City of San Diego with earned sick leave of up to forty hours a year and a minimum wage of $10.50 an hour upon the Ordinance's effective date, $11.50 an hour on January 1, 2017, and increasing with the cost of living on January 1, 2019 and annually thereafter?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure A
Ballot Title: San Diego County Road Repair, Transit, Traffic Relief, Safety and Water Quality Measure


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure A
Ballot Language: "Shall an ordinance be adopted to: repair roads, deteriorating bridges; relieve congestion; provide every community funds for pothole/street repairs; expand public transit, including improved services for seniors, disabled, students, veterans; reduce polluted runoff; preserve open space to protect water quality/reduce wildfires by enacting, with independent oversight/audits, a 40-year, half-cent local sales tax ($308 million annually) that Sacramento cannot take away?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure B
Ballot Title: Ordinance Amending the County General Plan, County Zoning Map and County Code, and Adopting the Lilac Hills Ranch Specific Plan


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure B
Ballot Language: "Shall this Initiative be adopted for the purpose of amending the County General Plan, Zoning Ordinance and Code of Regulatory Ordinances and approving the Lilac Hills Ranch Specific Plan ("Plan")? The Plan provides for the development of a 608-acre master-planned community including 1,746 dwelling units, three commercial centers, a public park, 10 private parks and 16 miles of trails. The project site is generally located north of Escondido and east of I-15 in the unincorporated area of North San Diego County."


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure C
Ballot Language: "Should the measure be adopted to: increase San Diego's hotel occupancy tax by 6% to build a City-owned downtown professional football stadium and convention center project, and fund tourism marketing; effect the project financing, design, construction, use, management, and maintenance, including a $650,000,000 contribution and 30-year commitment by a professional football entity; end Tourism Marketing District assessments; adopt a development ordinance, and related land use, sign, and zoning laws?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure D
Ballot Language: "Should the measure be adopted to: among other provisions, increase San Diego's hotel occupancy tax up to 5%; end Tourism Marketing District; allow hoteliers to create assessment districts and use hotel occupancy taxes for downtown convention center and not a stadium; prohibit contiguous expansion of existing convention center; create downtown overlay zone for convention and sports facilities; create environmental processes; and allow Qualcomm stadium property's sale for educational and park uses?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure E
Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Qualifications, Vacancy, and Removal from Office for Mayor, City Attorney, and City Council


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure E
Ballot Language: "Shall the Charter be amended to include a new article adding: incapacity, felony conviction, and removal as grounds for vacancies in office; a procedure for calling a special election to remove an officer for cause; a revised procedure for filling vacancies; to require the City Attorney be a licensed attorney; and to define authority during vacancies and enforcement of office forfeiture?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure F
Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Required Term of Service for Certain Terminations or Suspensions of Deputy City Attorneys


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure F
Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to change the term of service required of Deputy City Attorneys, for protection from termination or suspension without good cause, from two years or more of continuous service to one year or more of continuous service, which protection would continue not to apply to layoffs due to lack of work or insufficient appropriations?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure G
Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding The Citizens' Review Board on Police Practices


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure G
Ballot Language: "Shall section 43(d) of the City Charter be amended to rename the Citizens' Review Board on Police Practices as the Community Review Board on Police Practices, to replace references to "City Manager" with "Mayor and City Council," and to require the board to review all deaths occurring while someone is in the custody of the San Diego Police Department and all police officer-related shootings?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure H
Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding Purchasing and Contracting Processes for the City of San Diego


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure H
Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to: require contracts for public works, goods, services, and consultants to be awarded through a competitive process in accordance with rules adopted by ordinance, remove the position of Purchasing Agent, eliminate the requirement to publish certain notices in printed newspapers, and update other provisions consistent with state law?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure I
Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Balboa Park and San Diego High School


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure I
Ballot Language: "Shall City Charter section 55 be amended to authorize the City Council to lease the dedicated park property in Balboa Park currently occupied by San Diego High School, to the San Diego Unified School District for educational, cultural, recreational, and civic programs and activities, provided that the property is used for a public high school?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure J
Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Use of Lease Revenue from Mission Bay Park


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure J
Ballot Language: "Shall Charter section 55.2 be amended to: increase, from 25% to 35%, the allocation of annual Mission Bay Park lease revenues exceeding $20 million, for capital improvements in San Diego Regional Parks; allow Council to add City-owned parkland to Mission Bay Park's boundaries; combine and coordinate construction of Mission Bay Park improvements identified in this section; and extend operation of this section until 2069?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure K
Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Requiring Run-Off Election for the Offices of Mayor, City Attorney, and Councilmember


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure K
Ballot Language: "Shall the Charter be amended to eliminate the provision that elects a candidate for Mayor, City Attorney, or Councilmember to office if the candidate receives a majority vote in the June primary election, and instead require a run-off election at the November general election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary election?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure L
Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding the Timing of Elections for Citizens' Initiative Measures and Referendum Measures


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure L
Ballot Language: "Shall the Charter be amended to require qualified citizens' initiative and referendum measures to be submitted to voters on the next November general election ballot and not at a June primary election, unless the Council chooses to submit the measure to voters prior to that election?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure M
Ballot Title: Affordable Housing: Increasing the Limit on the Number of Units the City and Certain Public Agencies are Allowed to Help Develop


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure M
Ballot Language: "Shall the voters increase by 38,680 the maximum number of housing units the City and certain other public agencies are allowed to help develop, construct, or acquire for people with low incomes, without this ballot measure approving specific housing units, providing funds for development, removing requirements that otherwise apply, or taking any other action?"


2016 San Diego elections, November measures, Measure N
Ballot Language: "If California voters approve Proposition 64 legalizing marijuana in the state, shall the City adopt an ordinance imposing a gross receipts tax, for general revenue purposes, on non-medical cannabis (also known as marijuana) businesses operating in the City, initially set at 5% and increasing to 8% on July 1, 2019, having a maximum rate of 15%, generating an undetermined amount of revenue and continuing indefinitely?"


2016 San Diego mayoral election
The 2016 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, to elect the Mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Kevin Faulconer ran for a second term as Mayor against former San Diego City Council member Ed Harris and former California State Assembly member Lori Saldaña.


2016 San Diego mayoral election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary was held Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Faulconer received a majority of votes in the general election, precluding the need for a November runoff.


2016 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
In October 2015, Ocean Beach Town Council president Gretchen Newsom became the first major Democratic candidate to announce that she would challenge Kevin Faulconer's bid for re-election. However, Newsom dropped out of the race only seven weeks after declaring her candidacy.


2016 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
In January 2016, former California State Assembly member Lori Saldaña announced that she intended to run for mayor against Faulconer. Although Saldaña had been a Democrat while in the state assembly, she subsequently left the party in September 2014 and intended to run for mayor as an independent.


2016 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
In March 2016, former San Diego City Council member Ed Harris declared his intention to run for mayor.


2016 San Diego mayoral election, General election
The general election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.


2016 San Diego mayoral election, General election
Because Faulconer won a majority of the votes in the primary, there was no need for a runoff in the November general election.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season
The 2016 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League, the 71st overall, the third playing its home games at Levi's Stadium, and the only season under head coach Chip Kelly. The season saw the 49ers attempting to rebound from their 5–11 record the previous year, but finished 2–14, with their only wins coming against their division rival Los Angeles Rams.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season
The 49ers also nearly became the first team (and only the second since the AFL–NFL Merger in 1970) since the 2001 Carolina Panthers to win their opener and lose the remainder of their games, prior to the 49ers' Week 16 win over the Rams. The 49ers' record was their worst since 2004, when they also finished 2–14 (both wins that season were against the Arizona Cardinals). The 49ers' 1–7 home record tied the worst home record in franchise history (not including the strike-shortened 1982 season). As a result, the 49ers fired Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season
The 49ers defense also set an NFL record by allowing a 100-yard rusher in seven straight games and easily finished last in the league in rush defense.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season, Offseason, Coaching changes
After the 2015 season ended, the 49ers fired Jim Tomsula as head coach. On January 14, 2016, the 49ers hired Chip Kelly as their head coach. Kelly had spent the previous three seasons as head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles and had been fired after a disappointing 7–9 Eagles season.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season, Preseason
The 49ers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced April 7, 2016.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The 49ers wore their black alternate uniforms for this game as part of Color Rush.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Buffalo Bills
Days prior to Week 6, Head Coach Chip Kelly confirmed that quarterback Colin Kaepernick would start in place of Blaine Gabbert. This was Kaepernick's first start of the season.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Miami Dolphins
With the loss, the 49ers were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the third consecutive season. An attempted rally by the 49ers was stopped short of the end zone in the final seconds.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Los Angeles Rams
With the win, the 49ers snapped their 13-game losing streak and swept the Rams on the season, while going 0–13 against the rest of the league. With the Cleveland Browns standing 0–14 before this week, the 49ers win also ended the possibility of two teams finishing 1–15 for the first time, or becoming the first team since the 2001 Carolina Panthers to win their opener and lose the remainder of their games.


2016 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks
With the loss, the 49ers ended their season 2–14, their worst record since 2004. This was Colin Kaepernick's last game as a 49er.


2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
The 2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 8, 2016. Six of the eleven seats of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. Three incumbents were termed out of office and three ran for reelection.


2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties. The election was held using ranked-choice voting.


2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 1
This district consists of the Richmond. Incumbent supervisor Eric Mar could not seek re-election due to term limits.


2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 3
District 3 consists of the northeastern corner of San Francisco, including Chinatown, the Financial District, Fisherman's Wharf, Nob Hill, North Beach, and Telegraph Hill.


2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 5
District 5 consists of the Fillmore, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, Japantown, UCSF, and the Western Addition. Incumbent supervisor London Breed ran for re-election.


2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 7
District 7 consists of City College, Forest Hill, Lake Merced, Mount Davidson, Parkmerced, San Francisco State University, St. Francis Wood, and Twin Peaks.


2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 9
District 9 consists of Bernal Heights, the Inner Mission, and the Portola. Incumbent supervisor David Campos could not run for re-election due to term limits.


2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results, District 11
District 11 consists of Crocker-Amazon, the Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission. Incumbent supervisor John Avalos could not run for re-election due to term limits.


2016 San Francisco Giants season
The 2016 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 134th year in Major League Baseball, their 59th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 17th at AT&T Park. They reached the postseason, where they defeated the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card Game but lost in four games to the eventual World Series champion Chicago Cubs in the Division Series.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Wild Card
Despite having claimed the Wild Card spot on the final day of the regular season, the Giants were able to tab ace Madison Bumgarner for the Wild Card game start. Bumgarner had an excellent regular season for the Giants, finishing with a career-low in ERA and a career-high in strikeouts, finishing fourth in the National League in both categories. On the hill for the New York Mets was Noah Syndergaard, who himself finished 3rd in the NL in ERA and 9th in strikeouts.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Wild Card
The pitching matchup didn't disappoint, it took until the bottom of the third inning for the game's first hit and baserunner, with Syndergaard striking out four straight batters on two occasions. The closest either side came to scoring was in the top of the 6th when, after Denard Span singled and stole second base with two outs, Brandon Belt hit a long fly ball to center field which was caught on the dead run by Curtis Granderson, smashing into the wall and holding on. Syndergaard exited after 7 innings, having struck out 10.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Wild Card
Crucially as it turned out, the Giants had forced Syndergaard out of the game with Bumgarner still going strong. Another golden opportunity was squandered by the Giants in the top of the 8th inning, when Addison Reed struck out Hunter Pence to end the inning with the bases loaded. After Bumgarner left a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the 8th, the game moved to the 9th with the Mets bringing in closer Jeurys Familia.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Wild Card
Brandon Crawford led the inning off with a double to left-center, but Ángel Pagán couldn't lay down the sacrifice bunt and then struck out. Joe Panik worked a walk and Conor Gillaspie stepped up to the plate to launch a three-run home run to right field. Gillaspie had only started the game because Eduardo Núñez was still dealing with a hamstring injury and had to be left off the roster. Bumgarner then got the final three outs, completing the shutout just as he had done in the 2014 Wild Card Game.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Wild Card
Bumgarner made 119 pitches, allowed just 6 total baserunners, striking out 6 and setting an MLB record of 23 consecutive scoreless innings pitched in postseason elimination games. With the win, the Giants equalled the Major League record for consecutive postseason series wins with 11, also extending their streak of postseason elimination game wins to 9.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Wild Card
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Citi Field in New York City


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 1, October 7
The Giants started 18-game winner Johnny Cueto in Game 1 of the NLDS, while the Cubs countered with 19-game winner Jon Lester. Just as in the Wild Card game, both starting pitchers lived up to the billing, and dominated the opposing team's lineup. Also as in that game, the Giants had slightly more opportunities to score in the early innings, but were unable to take advantage of them.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 1, October 7
The Giants had the leadoff man on base in each of the first three innings, but the Cubs, with the help of a caught stealing and a successful pickoff play at first base were able to wipe the runners off base quickly. Lester seemed to improve as the game went on, and the Giants found it difficult to have extended at bats against him.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 1, October 7
After 8 dominant innings in which he made just 86 pitches, Lester looked set to come out of the game, as his spot in the lineup along with the spot of his catcher David Ross were due up, and it looked as though Cubs manager Joe Maddon would decide to pinch-hit for them both. In the end before the game reached that point, Javier Báez cranked a home run to left-field off Cueto which would ultimately seal the game. Cueto nonetheless pitched superbly, striking out 10 in his 8 innings of work and allowing just three hits in total. Neither starter walked a batter. Though Buster Posey doubled with two outs off Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman to give the Giants a faint hope, Hunter Pence grounded out to end the game and give the Cubs the lead in the series.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 2, October 8
The Giants started former Cub, Jeff Samardzija in Game 2. Samardzija had pitched well for the Giants down the stretch, but only lasted four innings in his last appearance at Wrigley Field. Unfortunately for the Giants, Samardzija produced a similar effort this time. Dexter Fowler led off the bottom of the 1st inning with a double and was eventually brought in to score on a two-out base hit by Ben Zobrist. The second inning proved Samardzija's undoing as he loaded the bases with nobody out on the way to giving up three more runs in the frame.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 2, October 8
A 4-run deficit to the Major League leader in ERA Kyle Hendricks appeared to be a large one already, but the Giants did bring themselves briefly back into the game. Joe Panik produced a leadoff double and that was followed by another from pinch-hitter Gregor Blanco spelling the end of the night for Samardzija. Blanco was brought in to score on a sacrifice fly from Brandon Belt and the Giants had halved the deficit. However, those were to be the only runs they would score.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 2, October 8
In the 4th inning, Hendricks took a line drive off the bat of Ángel Pagán off his arm and eventually decided to leave the game. This proved not to help the Giants as, not only did the Cubs bullpen shut them down the rest of the way, but also Travis Wood, brought on to relieve Hendricks, launched a solo home-run off George Kontos to pad the Cubs lead in the bottom half of the 4th. This was just the second time a relief pitcher has homered in a postseason game, the last time being in 1924. Aroldis Chapman locked down the save again, and the Giants were faced with elimination in Game 3.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 10
Facing a possible sweep, the Giants were able to call on Madison Bumgarner to take the mound and try to extend their streak of elimination game wins. As a mark of the strength of the Cubs rotation, they were able to start an 18-game winner and the reigning Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta. Bumgarner wasn't especially sharp and he struggled to put away hitters in the second inning, culminating in a three-run home run with two strikes to Arrieta. The Giants were staring down the barrel with a 3–0 deficit.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 10
Buster Posey singled home Denard Span in the third and the Giants narrowed the gap to one in the 5th inning, with Span again the catalyst, tripling and scoring on Brandon Belt's sacrifice fly. Bumgarner left the game after five innings and the bullpen managed to keep the Cubs in check. There looked to be a major turning point in the bottom of the 6th inning, when a play at first was reviewed.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 10
After a spectacular sliding save from Javier Báez at one end, it appeared from multiple angles that first baseman Anthony Rizzo may have taken his foot off the base, but much to the consternation of the crowd, the call stood as called, wiping out a lead-off runner as the Giants were running out of time. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Belt singled to lead off the inning off Travis Wood, and Héctor Rondón walked Posey. With two on and nobody out, Joe Maddon called on Aroldis Chapman for a six out save.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 10
After Hunter Pence struck out, Wild Card hero Conor Gillaspie lined a two-run triple to the gap in right-center to turn the tables and give the Giants the one-run lead. Brandon Crawford then singled through the drawn-in infield and the Giants had an insurance run to lead 5–3. Crawford then stole second base, and advanced to third on an errant throw but the Giants weren't able to cash him in.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 10
Sergio Romo came in to try to close out the game, but Dexter Fowler drew a walk on 8 pitches and Kris Bryant sent a deep fly ball to left field that hit the top of the wall and bounced over for a game-tying two-run home run. The 9th inning had been a huge problem for the Giants all season, and that problem had surfaced again at a crucial time. Romo did manage to pitch through the inning without surrendering the lead, and the game went to extra innings.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 10
In the end, it was a battle of two left-handed long relievers to see who would crack first, Ty Blach for the Giants and Mike Montgomery for the Cubs. Crawford led off the bottom of the 13th inning with a double, and that was followed by a walk-off double off the high wall in right field by Joe Panik, and the Giants ensured there would be a Game 4 in the series.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4, October 11
The Giants turned to trade deadline acquisition Matt Moore to keep them in the series. Moore, who had pitched in the Game 162 win to see the Giants into the postseason would be opposed by John Lackey for the Cubs. The early going was good for the Giants as Denard Span doubled to lead off the Giants half of the 1st, and came into score on a sacrifice fly from Buster Posey. Though David Ross would homer to lead off the 3rd inning, the Giants would soon be back on top.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4, October 11
With the bases loaded and 1 out in the bottom of the 4th, Moore singled home the go-ahead run, and another would come into score as Lackey couldn't maintain contact with first base as the Cubs attempted to double up Span. A throwing error from Brandon Crawford that allowed Javier Báez to reach third led to a Ross sacrifice fly that immediately cut the Giants lead to 1 in the 5th.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4, October 11
The Giants were to hit right back as, after Hunter Pence singled with one out in the bottom half of the inning, Crawford made amends by launching a double that would have been a home run were it not for a short section of railing on the top of the wall of Levi's Landing. Both runners would come into score anyway as Conor Gillaspie came through again with an RBI base hit (one of four hits in the game for him), and Joe Panik hit a sacrifice fly to give the Giants a 5–2 lead.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4, October 11
The Cubs bullpen again shut the Giants down the rest of the way, but Moore was gradually becoming the story in the game. After 8 innings, Moore had delivered 120 pitches, surrendering just 2 hits, 2 walks and 2 runs (one unearned) whilst striking out 10. However, in a stunning turn of events, five Giants relief pitchers combined to blow the game and the season in the 9th inning.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4, October 11
Derek Law allowed a leadoff hit to Kris Bryant, Javier López walked Anthony Rizzo and Sergio Romo gave up an RBI double to Ben Zobrist setting up the tying runs in scoring position. Will Smith then entered to allow the tying hit to pinch-hitter Willson Contreras. Finally an out was recorded as Jason Heyward's sacrifice bunt ended up in a force play at second, but another Crawford error allowed Heyward to reach second base. Baez then came through for the Cubs again to bring in Heyward for the go-ahead run off Hunter Strickland.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 4, October 11
The Giants had blown another 9th inning lead, and didn't have a win in the 9th inning when trailing all season. Aroldis Chapman promptly struck out the side to eliminate the Giants. With the loss several streaks ended, the Giants equal MLB record 11 straight postseason series win streak, their MLB record 10 game elimination game win streak, and also their even-year World Series win streak dating back to 2010.


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OPS = On base plus slugging percentage; SB = Stolen bases


2016 San Francisco Giants season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2016 San Francisco Rush season
The 2016 San Francisco season is the inaugural season of San Francisco Rush.


2016 San Jose Earthquakes season
The 2016 San Jose Earthquakes season is the club's 34th year of existence, their 19th season in Major League Soccer and their 9th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.


2016 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-year head coach Ron Caragher and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division.


2016 San Jose State Spartans football team
On November 27, head coach Ron Caragher was fired. Caragher finished at San Jose State with a four-year record of 19–30.


2016 San José mayoral election
Mayoral and municipal elections were held in San Jose, Costa Rica, on 7 February 2016 and were the method by which the citizens of the canton of San José elected the mayor, deputy mayors, syndics, aldermen and district councilors of the capital municipality. For the first time the elections of aldermen (traditionally elected at the same time as the president and the deputies) were joined by the other municipal authorities after the 2009 reform to the Municipal Code. This was the fourth time that the Josefinos chose the Mayor of San José. The winner was former presidential candidate Johnny Araya Monge with more than 40% of the votes, followed by Guido Granados of the National Liberation Party with 16% and the ex-deputy Jorge Eduardo Sánchez of the Social Christian Unity Party with 10%.


2016 San José mayoral election, Candidates
Araya, who was mayor of San José since 2002 (and Municipal Executive, the figure that was his equivalent and was not popular election, since 1998) resigned his position to be a presidential candidate for the National Liberation Party in the national elections of 2014, being defeated. Unable to aspire to be candidate on his own party since the Ethics Tribunal suspended him for questioning his conduct during the campaign, Araya registered his candidacy through the cantonal party Alianza por San José.


2016 San José mayoral election, Candidates
In other parties the election of the candidate was also controversial. The Cantonal Assembly of the governing Citizens' Action Party elected as candidate alderman Daguer Alberto Hernandez Vasquez, however, his candidacy was not initially ratified by the National Assembly. The nomination was ratified in a second Cantonal Assembly for which the Citizen Action Party finally endorsed it.


2016 San José mayoral election, Candidates
In the Social Christian Unity Party there were two precandidates: the ex-deputy Jorge Eduardo Sánchez Sibaja and Douglas Quesada Altamirano (who had previously been a candidate for mayor by the Libertarian Movement), however, Altamirano ran for the Social Christian Republican Party, a splinter of the PUSC founded by dissident Calderonismo and which has the backing of former President Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier.


2016 San José mayoral election, Candidates
In the National Liberation Party, Guido Granados, husband of then interim mayor Sandra Garcia, was elected mayoral nominee with 60 votes out of 95 of the Cantonal Assembly in a second vote after obtaining 48 votes in the first count, insufficient to be elected. The remaining votes were obtained by the ex-deputy Óscar Alfaro. The other aspirants the former vice minister Luis Álvarez and the vice-mayor Gonzalo Ramírez were out of the second round.


2016 San José mayoral election, Candidates
Former Ombudsman, deputy and twice presidential candidate (in 2006 by the National Union Party and in 2014 by the National Advance Party) José Manuel Echandi Meza ran for the National Integration Party.


2016 San Juan local elections
Local elections were held in San Juan on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, six of them in the two legislative districts of San Juan.


2016 San Juan local elections, Background
On September 30, 2015, the current city mayor Guia Gomez, declared that she will run again for the mayoralty seat in the elections, in a political convention held in the Filoil Flying V Arena. Her running mate is incumbent Councilor Janella Ejercito, daughter of Senator Jinggoy Estrada. Gomez is actively supporting the candidacy of Liberal Party presidential candidate Mar Roxas, despite being part of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino which have been affiliated with the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party of fellow presidentiable Jejomar Binay.


2016 San Juan local elections, Background
Few days later, on October 6, 2015, during the gathering held in San Juan Gym, Vice Mayor Francis Zamora declared his intention to run as Mayor of San Juan, he promised to end the Estrada dynasty in the city who ruled the political landscape for over 46 years. He will be running for the mayoralty seat, against mayor Gomez who is seeking another term for the position. He said that the slogan of San Juan under the reigns of the Estradas, "San Juan Todo Asenso" had no entire progress upon it in the city's economy.


2016 San Juan local elections, Background
His father Ronaldo Zamora, will seek re-election as congressman, against Jana Ejercito, the cousin of Senators Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and JV Ejercito.


2016 San Juan local elections, Background
Vice Mayor Zamora, requested to the PNP on the inclusion of the city in the election hotspots, but the PNP leadership rejects the proposal.


2016 San Juan local elections, Background
Zamora also proposed a public debate against Gomez to present the platforms for the city's progress. Gomez has yet to be responded to the invitation.


2016 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
The 2016 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Among other elections, it was held concurrently with the 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election. It saw the reelection of Carmen Yulín Cruz, a member of the Popular Democracy Party.


2016 San Luis Open Challenger Tour
The 2016 San Luis Open Challenger Tour was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in San Luis Potosí, Mexico between 21 and 27 March.


2016 San Luis Open Challenger Tour, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 San Luis Open Challenger Tour – Doubles
Guillermo Durán and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions but chose not to participate.


2016 San Luis Open Challenger Tour – Doubles
Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak won the title, defeating Santiago González and Mate Pavić 6–3, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2016 San Luis Open Challenger Tour – Singles
Guido Pella was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title.


2016 San Luis Open Challenger Tour – Singles
Peđa Krstin won the title, defeating Marcelo Arévalo 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2016 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2016 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico on 11 September 2016.


2016 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Classification, MotoGP
After the first three practice sessions Michele Pirro, who was already competing in the event as a wild card entry, was designated as the replacement rider for the injured Andrea Iannone.


2016 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.


2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion
On 20 December 2016, a fireworks explosion occurred at the San Pablito Market in the city of Tultepec, north of Mexico City. At least 42 people were killed, and dozens injured.


2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion, Background
Tultepec has a major fireworks culture and industry, with a two hundred-year history of fireworks production. About 65% of the population of the town is directly or indirectly involved in fireworks production. According to the Instituto Mexiquense de la Pirotecnia, 436 fireworks workshops or retailers were registered in the Tultepec municipality. San Pablito Market is a major center for Mexican handcrafted fireworks. The city had implemented new safety measures in the market following firework-related explosions in 2005 and 2006.


2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion, Explosion
The cause of the explosion is unknown, but sources preliminarily claimed that gunpowder from the fireworks ignited the explosion. Up to 300 tonnes of fireworks were reported to have been present at the market. The explosion occurred at approximately 15:00 CST (21:00 UTC). As of 24 December, at least 36 people died, with at least 84 more injured. Of the dead, 26 died at the site of the explosion and the remaining at the hospital. Of the injured, 46 individuals were hospitalized, five of whom were in critical condition.


2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion, Explosion
Six children were among the injured, including a girl with burns to over 90% of her body. Once they were stable and guardians had been contacted, these children were planned to be transferred to Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas, United States, to be treated. Nearby homes were damaged significantly and much of the market was leveled in the explosion.


2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion, Reaction
José Manzur, representing the government of the State of Mexico, stated that all funeral and medical bills of those killed and injured will be paid for by the government. President Enrique Peña Nieto offered his condolences and ordered federal agencies to coordinate with state authorities to help the families of those affected, particularly in medical care. Germán Galicia Cortes, the president of San Pablito Market, said that vendors would receive government assistance to help cover their losses, and pledged to re-open the market. The office of the federal attorney general began an investigation into the incident, with forensic investigators deployed to the site on 21 December.


2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion, Gallery
Eruviel Ávila Villegas (far left) and Enrique Peña Nieto visiting an injured person


2016 San Pedro local elections
Local elections was held in the City of San Pedro on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.


2016 San Pedro local elections, Mayoral and vice mayoral election
Incumbent Mayor Lourdes S. Catáquiz decided to run for reelection under the coalition of Liberal Party and Nacionalista Party. Her opponents are Incumbent Vice Mayor Rafael Campos of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, Incumbent councilor Michael M. Casacop of the People's Reform Party and Barangay Captain Eugenio Ynion, Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition.


2016 San Pedro local elections, Mayoral and vice mayoral election
Incumbent Vice Mayor Rafael Campos is running for mayor, Councilor Diwa T. Tayao is running in the position of Vice Mayor her opponent are former Vice Mayor Norvic Solidum and Councilor Iryne Vierneza.


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


2016 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
The 2016 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season is the club's eighth consecutive season in J1 League, and 46th overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are also competing in the 2016 Japanese Super Cup and the 2016 AFC Champions League.


2016 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season, Competitions, AFC Champions League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima qualified for the Group Stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League by winning the 2015 J1 League. They were drawn in Group F along with China's Shandong Luneng Taishan, Korean outfit FC Seoul, and Buriram United from Thailand. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were automatically eliminated on 20 April after a 1-0 loss against Shandong Luneng Taishan, making a four-point gap with one game left.


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


2016 Santa Rosa local elections, Overview
Incumbent Mayor Arlene B. Arcillas is term-limited; she will run for representative of the 1st District of Laguna instead. Incumbent Congressman Dan Fernandez is running for Mayor under Liberal Party. His opponents are incumbent Vice Mayor Arnel Gomez, a nominee under Nationalist People's Coalition, and Alicia Lazaga under Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan. Gomez is Mayor Arcillas's running mate in 2010 and 2013 who decided to run for Mayor despite being eligible to run for a third consecutive term.


2016 Santa Rosa local elections, Overview
Mayor Arcillas's brother, Arnold, is running for Vice Mayor under Liberal Party. His opponents are incumbent councilors Ma. Theresa "Tess" Aala under Nationalist People's Coalition and Sonia Laserna under Aksyon Demokratiko.


2016 Santaizi ATP Challenger
The 2016 Santaizi ATP Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Taipei, Taiwan between 25 April and 1 May.


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


2016 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Doubles
Matthew Ebden and Wang Chieh-fu were the Santaizi ATP Challenger defending champions in 2016 but only Wang chose to defend his title, partnering Hung Jui-chen. Wang and Hung lost in the first round to Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yang Tsung-hua.


2016 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Doubles
Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yang Tsung-hua won the title after defeating Frederik Nielsen and David O'Hare 7–6(8–6), 6–4 in the final.


2016 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Singles
Sam Groth was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Yuya Kibi.


2016 Santaizi ATP Challenger – Singles
Daniel Evans won the title after defeating Konstantin Kravchuk 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Santiago Challenger
The 2016 Santiago Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santiago, Chile between 17 and 22 October 2016.


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


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


2016 Santiago Challenger – Doubles
Guillermo Durán and Máximo González were the defending champions but only González chose to defend his title, partnering Sergio Galdós. González lost in the final to Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos.


2016 Santiago Challenger – Doubles
Peralta and Zeballos won the title after defeating Galdós and González 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Santiago Challenger – Singles
Rogério Dutra Silva was the defending champion but lost in the final to Máximo González.


2016 Santiago Challenger – Singles
González won the title after defeating Dutra Silva 6–2, 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2016 Santos FC season
The 2016 season is Santos Futebol Clube's one hundred and fourth season in existence and the club's fifty-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. As well as the Campeonato Brasileiro, the club competes in the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Paulista.


2016 Santos FC season
On 8 May, Santos won their 22nd Campeonato Paulista title beating Audax 2–1 on aggregate in the final. On 6 November, after a 2–1 win against Ponte Preta, the club ensured their qualification to 2017 Copa Libertadores; fourteen days later, in a 2–2 draw against Cruzeiro, the club granted his place in the group stage of the competition. Santos ended the Campeonato Brasileiro in the 2nd position, 9 points behind leaders Palmeiras.


2016 Santos FC season, Players, Squad information
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2016 Santos FC season, Players, Reserve team
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2016 Santos FC season, Players, Appearances and goals
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2016 Santos FC season, Players, Goalscorers
Last updated: 12 December 2016Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2016 Santos FC season, Players, Disciplinary record
As of 21 November 2016Source: , ,   = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2016 Saqlawiyah massacre
In June 2016, in the aftermath of the Battle of Fallujah (2016), as many as 643 local Sunni tribesmen from the area of Saqlawiyah were abducted by the Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah. After being moved to remote locations, they were tortured and extrajudicially murdered.


2016 Saqlawiyah massacre, Aftermath
Dead bodies of at least 300 civilians were found in the Al-Nourain school yard in the village. All of the victims were from the al-Saqlawiya tribe. According to a local activist, 605 people who were detained during the fighting had on Sunday been taken to the al-Mazraa army base, east of Fallujah. A video alleging to feature released detainees showed a number of men receiving treatment for injuries to their heads and upper bodies.


2016 Sarasota Open
The 2016 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sarasota, United States between 11 and 17 April.


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


2016 Sarasota Open – Doubles
Facundo Argüello and Facundo Bagnis were the defending champions but only Argüello has returned to defend his title partnering Nicolás Kicker.


2016 Sarasota Open – Doubles
Argüello and Kicker won the title, defeating Marcelo Arévalo and Sergio Galdós 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] in the final.


2016 Sarasota Open – Singles
Federico Delbonis was the defending champion but chose not to participate.


2016 Sarasota Open – Singles
Mischa Zverev won the title, defeating Gerald Melzer 6–4, 7–6(7–2) in the final.


2016 Sarawak FA season
The 2016 season was Sarawak's 4th season in Liga Super the top tier of Malaysian football since being promoted in 2014. Another gloomy season campaign for Bujang Senang after another trophy drought years. With improvement in league position by finishing 8th compared to previous season, but failed in both cup competitions, loss to Perak 3–1 in FA cup and finished bottom of the group in Malaysia Cup with later Champions, Kedah as group winner and behind feeder team, T team and JDT II.


2016 Sarawak FA season
With announcing former national head coach, Datuk K Rajagopal as new coach it seems like new beginning for Sarawak with the arrival of exciting young talent from national junior team, Syahrul Azwari. Unfortunately, he 'rested' in May, in Malaysian football culture if the coach verified as 'rested' surely soon later he will be sacked and his contract terminated by mutual consent.


2016 Sarawak FA season, Team Kit
After 5 years since 2011 played with red-black AC Milan strip for home games and blue-black Internazionale for away fixture. The management decided to re-introduce all red kit for home matches, the same pattern when the team kit was sponsored by Rossi during 2000's. Whereas, yellow neon kit introduced as away kit, the all black with tribal design was chosen for alternate or third kit.


2016 Sarawak FA season, Players, First-team squad
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2016 Sarawak FA season, Transfers, 1st leg
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2016 Sarawak FA season, Transfers, 1st leg
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2016 Sarawak FA season, Transfers, 2nd leg
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2016 Sarawak FA season, Transfers, 2nd leg
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2016 Sarawak FA season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2016 Sarawak state election
The eleventh Sarawak state election was held on Saturday, 7 May 2016 after nomination for candidates on Monday, 25 April 2016. The 82 members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, were elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. More than 1.1 million who had their names entered or retained in an electoral register for a particular electoral district in Sarawak was eligible to vote at the time of the election. Malaysia does not practice compulsory voting and automatic voter registration. The voting age is 21 although the age of majority in the country is 18. The election was conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia.


2016 Sarawak state election
The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 20 June 2016, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days of the dissolution (on or before 19 August 2016, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak on the advice of the Chief Minister of Sarawak.


2016 Sarawak state election
The previous state election was held at 2011. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each. It is expected to be the most hotly contested election in Sarawak's poll history. At the previous election, the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat made historic gains by doubling its State Assembly seats, while the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional retained a two-thirds majority.


2016 Sarawak state election
The incumbent Chief Minister Adenan Satem first announced the election during a party branch meeting on 29 January, speculating 18 April as the nomination day and 30 April as election day. However, Adenan said the final decision was up to the Election Commission.


2016 Sarawak state election
On 14 April, the Election Commission announced that the election will be held on 7 May, with 12 days of campaigning and the nomination day set on 25 April. The legislative assembly was dissolved on Monday, 11 April.


2016 Sarawak state election, Proposed Sarawak electoral districts
A proposal by the Election Commission to increase the number of state seats from 71 to 82 was challenged in the High Court and nullified. However this was overturned by the Court of Appeal reasoning that the increase in seats would not breach voters' constitutional rights and was in accordance with the 13th Schedule of the Federal Constitution.


2016 Sarawak state election, Proposed Sarawak electoral districts
The composition of seats by ethnic majority consists of 22 Dayak-Iban majority seats, 17 Muslim-Malay majority seats, 16 Chinese-majority seats, 9 Melanau-majority seats, 8 Dayak-Bidayuh majority seats, 6 Dayak-Orang Ulu majority seats, 2 Kedayan-majority seats, and 2 Brunei-Malay majority seats.


2016 Sarawak state election, Campaign
The Sarawak state government was alleged to have abused their power, by banning several opposition MPs and members from entering the state during campaigning, as under Section 67 of the Immigration Act, a person cannot be denied entry into Sarawak if the visit was “for the sole purpose of engaging in legitimate political activity”. Opposition leaders like Lim Guan Eng and Azmin Ali were allowed into the state on a temporary basis to campaign during the election period but were told to leave after five days.


2016 Sarawak state election, Campaign, Barisan Nasional
Breakaway parties such as TERAS and UPP have their members contest seats under the Barisan banner as direct election candidates under a deal by Adenan Satem after their parties were prevented from joining Barisan after opposition from parties such as SUPP and SPDP. Candidates from Barisan have been seen handing out money, foodstuffs and other election goodies to potential voters. The government is also trying to tie the election to the development of the state such as upgrading roads and building the Pan-Borneo Highway.


2016 Sarawak state election, Campaign, Pakatan Harapan
Due to disagreements in contesting several seats between both DAP and PKR, both parties would be facing each other and Barisan in 6 multi-cornered fights in Batu Kitang, Mulu, Murum, Simanggang, Ngemah and Mambong. A DAP candidate had brought up the issue of minimum wage being lower in Sarawak compared to Peninsula Malaysia and that many younger Sarawakians were migrating to Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore for better job opportunities.


2016 Sarawak state election, Results
Two seats were won by Barisan Nasional uncontested, which are Bukit Kota and Bukit Sari.


2016 Sarawak state election, Government formation
Adenan Satem formed the state cabinet after being invited by Abdul Taib Mahmud to begin a new government following 7 May 2016 state election in Sarawak. To be the Chief Minister, Adenan sworn in before the Yang di-Pertua Negeri at 10.00 p.m. Malaysia Standard Time on 7 May 2016 at The Astana, Sarawak.


2016 Sark general election
General elections were due to be held in Sark on 14 December 2016. However, only 12 candidates were nominated for the 17 seats available in the Chief Pleas, meaning that all were elected unopposed for a four-year term, without a public vote being required.


2016 Sark general election
A by-election was due to take place on 5 April in 2017 to fill the five vacant seats. Only one candidate, Pauline Margaret Mallinson, stood as a candidate in the by-election. She was declared duly elected unopposed, with a term to end in January 2021, and the remaining four seats were left vacant.


2016 Sarpsborg 08 FF season
The 2016 season is Sarpsborg 08's 5th season in Tippeligaen, following their return to the top level in 2012. It is also their second season with Geir Bakke as the club's manager.


2016 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Squad
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2016 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Squad, Out on loan
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2016 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Winter
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2016 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Winter
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2016 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Summer
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2016 Sarpsborg 08 FF season, Transfers, Summer
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2016 SaskTel Tankard
The 2016 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from February 3 to 7 at the Kindersley Curling Club in Kindersley. The winning team (Steve Laycock) represented Saskatchewan at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa.


2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 107th season overall. The Roughriders finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and missed the playoffs for the second straight year.


2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The Roughriders improved upon their 3–15 record from 2015, but were eliminated from the playoffs three days after recording their fourth win, making this the second straight season that the Roughriders missed the playoffs. For the fourth consecutive season, the club held their training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon with the main camp beginning on May 29. In week 16 on October 10, 2016, the Roughriders were officially eliminated from post-season contention, after the Montreal Alouettes lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.


2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2016 CFL Draft took place on May 10, 2016. The Roughriders had seven selections in the eight-round draft, including the first overall selection following a league-worst 3-15 record in 2015.


2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, CFL Draft
On December 7, 2015, the Roughriders announced they had hired former Edmonton Eskimos head coach Chris Jones as new head coach and general manager after a 3-15 season in 2015. Jones had won the 103rd Grey Cup with the Eskimos a week before being hired by the Roughriders. On December 9, Jones hired John Murphy, assistant general manager of the Calgary Stampeders, as the Roughriders' new VP of player personnel. On December 15, the Roughriders cut 19 players, including veterans Tyron Brackenridge, Weldon Brown and Taj Smith. On December 18, the Roughriders traded defensive lineman Andre Monroe to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for offensive lineman Jarriel King. On December 21, the Roughriders released more veterans, this time Tristan Jackson and Paul McCallum.


2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders season, Offseason, CFL Draft
In the new year, the Roughriders made more signings, including Caesar Rayford on January 8, and Derrius Brooks on January 11th. They would also acquire receiver Maurice Price from the Redblacks. On January 16, the Roughriders released veterans Weston Dressler and John Chick, a move that received backlash from fans despite the move freeing up cap space. Dressler had signed a 4-year contract extension less than a year prior. Dressler would go on to sign with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, while Chick moved east to sign with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. On January 17, the Roughriders signed veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon. On January 20, the Roughriders restructured the contract of Darian Durant, a move that freed up cap space.