2016–17 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fourth year head coach Krista Gerlich, played their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Troy. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Tulane in the first round.


2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Anthony Stewart, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 10–6 in OVC play to win the West Division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the OVC Tournament, they defeated Murray State before losing to Jacksonville State in the championship game. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UNC Asheville in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Campbell.


2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Skyhawks finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 10–6 in OVC play to share the West Division championship with Murray State. They defeated Morehead State to advance to the championship game of the OVC Tournament where they lost to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Ball State.


2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team, Previous season
Following the season, head coach Heath Schroyer left UT Martin to become an assistant at NC State. Anthony Stewart was named interim head coach and had the interim tag removed in November 2016.


2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, UT Martin was picked to finish fourth in the West Division of the OVC.


2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team
The 2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team represented University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by eighth year head coach Kevin McMillan, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The team finished the season with a 12–19 overall, 8–8 OVC record in a fourth-place tie.


2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
The 2016–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by seventh-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. In the C-USA Tournament, they defeated Rice in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals. UTEP averaged 6,400 fans per game, ranking 83rd nationally.


2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team, Previous season
The Miners finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated FIU in the second round of the C-USA Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall.


2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team, Preseason
The Miners were picked to finish in sixth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.


2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
The 2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Miners, led by sixteenth year head coach Keitha Adams, play their home games at Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Old Dominion.


2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by first-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–19, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in the ninth place. They defeated Western Kentucky in the first round of the C-USA Tournament before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee.


2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team, Previous season
The Roadrunners finished the season 5–27, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Florida Atlantic.


2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 10, 2016, after 10 years with the school, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired. He finished at UTSA with a record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steve Henson as head coach.


2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team, Preseason
The Roadrunners were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Conference USA poll.


2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team
The 2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.


2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team
The Roadrunners, led by fourth year head coach Lubomyr Lichonczak, play their home games at the Convocation Center and were fourth year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Rice.


2016–17 Udinese Calcio season
The 2016–17 season was Udinese Calcio's 37th season in Serie A and their 22nd consecutive season in the top-flight. The club competed in Serie A, finishing 13th, and in the Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated in the third round by Serie B side Spezia Calcio.


2016–17 Udinese Calcio season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Uganda Super League
The 2016–17 Ugandan Super League was the 50th season of top-flight football in Uganda. The season began on 19 August 2016. Kampala Capital City Authority FC (KCCA) won their second consecutive league title and 12th overall with two weeks to spare.


2016–17 Uganda Super League, Teams
The league consisted of 16 teams with Kirinya-Jinja SSS FC, Onduparaka FC, and Proline FC being promoted from the 2015-16 FUFA Big League. Maroons FC, SC Victoria University, and Simba FC were relegated after finishing in the bottom three spots in 2015–16.


2016–17 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
The 2016-17 Ukrainian Amateur Cup season was scheduled to start on August 31, 2016.


2016–17 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
The cup holders FC Rochyn Sosnivka (Hirnyk) were defeated by FC ODEK Orzhiv in quarterfinals.


2016–17 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague is the 2016–17 edition of the Ukrainian basketball championship., the first after merging the two leagues in the previous season.


2016–17 Ukrainian Cup
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Cup  is the 26th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The decision on a schedule of competitions for clubs from the First and Second League in the composition will be confirmed by Central Council of the Professional Football League of Ukraine and the competition will start on 20 July 2016.


2016–17 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, First Preliminary round (1/64)
In this round entered 8 clubs from the Second League and two representatives from the 2015 Ukrainian Amateur Cup. The round matches will be played on 20 July 2016.


2016–17 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Second Preliminary round (1/32)
In this round 18 clubs from First League and the higher seeded clubs from the Second League entered. They were drawn against the five winners of the First Preliminary Round. The round matches were played on 10 August 2016.


2016–17 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 20 (1/16)
In this round six teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League (bottom placed) and 14 winners from the Second Preliminary round enter this stage of the competition which also includes 10 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League, 4 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League. The draw for this round was held on 17 August 2016 at the House of Football in Kyiv.


2016–17 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 16 (1/8)
In this round six teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League (top placed) and 10 winners from the Round of 20 enter this stage of the competition which also includes 3 more teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, 7 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The draw was held on 23 September 2016 at the House of Football in Kyiv.


2016–17 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Quarterfinals
In this round will participate 4 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League and 4 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The draw was held on 27 October 2016 at the House of Football in Kyiv.


2016–17 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Semifinals
In this round will participate 3 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League and 1 team from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The draw was held on 6 April 2017 at the Hilton hotel in Kyiv. During the draw there was identified a host for the final whom will be the winner of Shakhtar-Dnipro pair.


2016–17 Ukrainian First League
The 2016–17 Ukrainian First League was the 26th since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 16 July 2016, and the competition commenced in 24 July 2016. The spring session started on 12 March 2017 with the competition ending on 2 June 2017.


2016–17 Ukrainian First League, Teams, Promoted teams
Originally, as per competition regulations the top three teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League. However, prior to the season commencing at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the season the committee decided to expand the competition to eighteen teams and include the fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams. Six teams promotion beat the previous record of five teams that was set back in 2002 (14 years ago).


2016–17 Ukrainian First League, Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.


2016–17 Ukrainian First League, Relegation play-off
The draw for relegation play-off scheduling was held on 3 June 2017.


2016–17 Ukrainian First League, Relegation play-off, Second leg
PFC Sumy wins 3–1 on aggregate and remains in First League. FC Balkany Zorya loses but later was promoted to the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League, due to sanctions against FC Dnipro.


2016–17 Ukrainian First League Reserves
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Junior Under 19 Championship was an inaugural season of the Ukrainian Junior Under 19 Championship in First League. The competition involved participation of several junior teams of the Professional Football League of Ukraine as well as some other football academies.


2016–17 Ukrainian First League Reserves
Direct administration of the competition belonged to the Youth Football League of Ukraine. The tournament was conducted in cooperation between both Youth Football League and Professional Football League.


2016–17 Ukrainian First League Reserves, Wild card stage
UFC Olimpik Kharkiv and FC Barsa Sumy qualified for the Final stage.


2016–17 Ukrainian First League Reserves, Final group
The final stage was taking place in village Polyana, Svalyava Raion in Zakarpattia.


2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League season was the 21st since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs. The competition started on 13 August 2016.


2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
There were two groups with 12 teams in Group A and 12 teams in Group B. The last season winner FC Balkany Zorya has participated in professional Second League.


2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
On 29 August 2016, SC Tavriya Simferopol was admitted to the competition.


2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Teams, Withdraw teams
List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Championship Final
Winners of groups have qualified for the championship final. According to the regulations, in case if the winner refuse to participate or was excluded, it will be replaced with a team that placed the next in the final standings tournament table.


2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Promotions to the Second League
On 18 November 2016, a representative of the FFU Executive Committee confirmed receiving applications from SC Tavriya Simferopol, FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, FC Hirnyk Sosnivka, FC Nyva Ternopil, FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk, FC Lviv, and MFC Zhytomyr.


2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Promotions to the Second League
On 21 June 2017, six teams have been promoted to the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League, including all abovementioned besides renamed FC Rochyn Sosnivka which have decided to play again in the Amateur League in the next season.


2016–17 Ukrainian Hockey League season
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Hockey League season was the 25th season of the Ukrainian Hockey Championship. Six teams participated in the league this season, and HC Donbass won the championship.


2016–17 Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League
The 2016–17 Superleague is the 26th season of the Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League, Ukrainian's top-tier handball league. A total of eight teams contest this season's league, which began on 2 September 2016 and is scheduled to conclude in May 2017. HC Motor Zaporozhye are the defending champions.


2016–17 Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League, Format
The competition format for the 2016–17 season consists of eight teams playing in twice home-and-away round-robin system for a total of 28 games for each team, and following play-off round.


2016–17 Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League, Teams
The following 8 clubs compete in the Superleague during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League season is the 26th top level football club competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the ninth since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League. The league is scheduled to play its first 18 rounds before the winter break (10 December 2016 – 25 February 2017) finishing its first stage of tournament in March. The second stage is scheduled to start on 1 April 2017 and finish on 31 May 2017.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League
The league's title sponsor for 2016–17 season as for the previous season is a bookmaker company Parimatch, the title of which is displayed on the season shield.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League
With the continuation of the military conflict in the eastern oblasts (regions) of Ukraine since 2014 and the Russian occupation of Crimea (see the map), the league was forced to change its format again and will now be contested by 12 teams after being cut from 14 in the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League
Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions. On 6 May 2017 in Kharkiv, Shakhtar Donetsk secured its 10th championship title with a win over Zorya Luhansk and four more rounds to play in the season. The 10th title that Shakhtar earned this season would allow the club to place a star on the club's crest to indicate this feat.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Changes and announcements
On 29 February 2016, the Ukrainian Premier League administration announced that there will be changes to the competition format for the 2016–17 season. It was confirmed that the championship would be played in two different phases, the first phase will be using a standard double round-robin tournament system and the second phase will be broken into two groups one from 1st to 6th place which will play for the championship and the European spots and the second group made up of teams from 7th place to 12th which will play to avoid relegation. The bottom two teams will be relegated and would be replaced by the champion and the runner-up of the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The points gained in the first stage are passed on to the second stage.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Changes and announcements
The new format was to be presented by the FFU Executive Committee. On 29 April 2016, the FFU Executive Committee approved the changes to the new UPL format for 2016–17 season. The fixtures were announced on 7 June 2016. The competition commenced on 21 July when Shakhtar Donetsk hosted Zirka Kropyvnytskyi in Lviv. The first eighteen rounds will be played before winter break which will begin after 10 December 2016. The competition is to resume 25 February 2017. The first phase will end on 18 March 2017 after which the league will split according to the first phase final standings with the second phase starting on 1 April 2017. The season will be concluded on 31 May 2017.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Changes and announcements
On 7 March 2017, the official website of Dynamo announced that the draw for the second stage of 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League on 10 March 2017 at the VIP-lounge of Olympiyskyi NSC at 12:00 LST. On 10 March 2017 at Olimpiyskyi NSC took place a draw for the second stage of the tournament.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Renamed teams
As part of ongoing decommunization in Ukraine, several populated places in Ukraine changed their names, therefore the league adopted the same changes and applied them to the respective clubs in parenthesis.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, First stage, First stage positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition played chronologically.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Awards, Monthly awards
On 16 November 2016, the Premier League administration announced start of voting for the Best player of the month.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Awards, Round awards
On 17 November 2016, the Premier League administration along with Pari-Match introduced another award, "Best player of the round". On 1 March 2017, the All-Ukrainian association of Football Coaches introduced award "Best coach of the round".


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Scandals, FIFA sanctions
Number of sanctions were implemented by FIFA against some Ukrainian clubs due to their refuse to follow their contractual agreements with players and coaching staff.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Scandals, FIFA sanctions
In summer of 2016 FIFA imposed sanctions against FC Volyn Lutsk due to the "Ramon Lopes case" denying Volyn the right to register new players other than out of own academy (sport school). The sanctions were in place until 1 March 2017. On 24 February 2017 it became known that sanctions were extended to the end of season.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Scandals, FIFA sanctions
Separate and much bigger sanctions were implemented against FC Dnipro for number of instances among which are cases with Danilo Sousa Campos, Juande Ramos and others (see above). Before the winter break the club had 12 tournament points deducted, while more sanctions are anticipated to be introduced.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Scandals, FIFA sanctions
The FIFA sanctions were also implemented against FC Karpaty Lviv due to the "Semir Štilić case" (see above).


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Scandals, Other scandals
Previous agreement between Chornomorets and Zorya provided the Luhansk club with the Chornomorets home venue in Odessa for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. However the Odessa club failed to payback revenue to Zorya from tickets that were sold for the games. Zorya Luhansk took this case to court, while Chornomorets Odesa has paid portion of the debt already.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, Attendances
These are the home average attendances of all the top division teams (11 home matches of the first round).


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League Under-21 and Under-19
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 season are competitions between the reserves of Ukrainian Premier League Clubs and the Under 19s.


2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League Under-21 and Under-19
The events in the senior leagues during the 2015–16 season saw Metalurh Zaporizhia Reserves, Hoverla Uzhhorod Reserves, and Metalist Kharkiv Reserves be dissolved with Zirka Kropyvnytskyi Reserves entering the competition.


2016–17 Ukrainian Second League
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League is the 26th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 23 July 2016 with one match from Round 1. The spring session started on 18 March 2017 with the competition ending on 2 June 2017. The fixtures were announced on 16 July 2016.


2016–17 Ukrainian Second League, Team changes
Prior to the season commencing at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the season the committee decided to expand the competition to 17 teams.


2016–17 Ukrainian Second League, Team changes, Admitted teams
The following 10 teams were admitted by the PFL after participating in the 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League and passing attestation which continued until 15 July.


2016–17 Ukrainian Second League, Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.


2016–17 Ukrainian Second League, Promotion play-off
The draw for promotion play-off scheduling was held on 3 June 2017.


2016–17 Ukrainian Second League, Promotion play-off, Second leg
PFC Sumy wins 3–1 on aggregate and remains in First League. FC Balkany Zorya loses but later was promoted to the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League, due to sanctions against FC Dnipro.


2016–17 Union Dutchwomen ice hockey season
The Union Dutchwomen represented Union College in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series
The 2016–17 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that was held in the United Arab Emirates in January 2017. It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of Hong Kong, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates won the series, following a six-wicket win in the final match against Hong Kong.


2016–17 United Counties League
The 2016–17 United Counties League season (known as the 2016–17 ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


2016–17 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2016–17 United Counties League, Premier Division, League table, Promotion criteria
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:


2016–17 United Counties League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2016–17 United States national rugby sevens team season
The United States national rugby sevens team began the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series slowly, sitting in 11th place after the first three rounds. The U.S. was missing certain key players from the previous season. The U.S. turned things around mid-season. In the second half of the season, the team for the first time reached four consecutive semifinals: first at the USA Sevens where the U.S. finished third; then at the Canada Sevens where Perry Baker scored 9 tries including his 100th career try; followed by Hong Kong and Singapore. The U.S. finished the season in fifth place overall, a record high for the team.


2016–17 United States national rugby sevens team season
Perry Baker and Danny Barrett were both selected to the 2016-17 Dream Team.


2016–17 United States national rugby sevens team season, Tournament results, Player statistics
Perry Baker was the season's leading try scorer (57) and points scorer (285) on the Series. Madison Hughes ranked third in points (279).


2016–17 United States national rugby sevens team season, Tournament results, Player statistics
The following table shows the players who appeared in at least 12 matches for the U.S. during the 2016–17 Sevens Series season.


2016–17 United States network television schedule
The 2016–17 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2016 to August 2017. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 United States network television schedule
NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule, on May 15, 2016, followed by Fox on May 16, ABC on May 17, CBS on May 18 and The CW on May 19, 2016.


2016–17 United States network television schedule
PBS is not included; member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television and MyNetworkTV are also not included since the majority of both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns (with limited original programming on the former). The CW is not included on weekends since it does not carry network programming on those days.


2016–17 United States network television schedule
New series are highlighted in bold. All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.


2016–17 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


2016–17 United States network television schedule, Tuesday
Note: ABC aired Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday from September 20 to October 4.


2016–17 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 2016–17 daytime network television schedule for four of the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2016 to August 2017. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, and any series canceled after the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Fox (as the network does not air a daytime network schedule or network news), MyNetworkTV (as the programming service also does not offer daytime programs of any kind), and Ion Television (as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns).


2016–17 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night schedules for the four United States broadcast networks that offer programming during this time period, from September, 2016 to August, 2017. All times are Eastern or Pacific. Affiliates will fill non-network schedule with local, syndicated, or paid programming. Affiliates also have the option to preempt or delay network programming at their discretion.


2016–17 Utah Jazz season
The 2016–17 Utah Jazz season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 38th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012.


2016–17 Utah Jazz season
The Jazz finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 5th seed. In the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the First Round in seven games and advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals, where they were swept in four games by the eventual champion Golden State Warriors.


2016–17 Utah Jazz season
Following the season, Gordon Hayward would sign as a free agent with the Boston Celtics. He was also selected to play in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.


2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's second season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in tie for eighth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.


2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Wyoming to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to San Diego State.


2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represents Utah State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by fifth year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were third year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to UNLV. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Idaho in the first round.


2016–17 Utah Utes men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to California. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Boise State.


2016–17 Utah Utes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Utes finished the 2015–16 season 27–9, 13–5 in the Pac-12 play to finish in second place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Utes defeated USC and California to advance to the championship game where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat Fresno State in the First Round before losing in the No. 11-seed Gonzaga in the Second Round.


2016–17 Utah Utes women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Utah Utes women's basketball team will represent the University of Utah during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by second year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament to Arizona State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to UC Davis in the first round.


2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by second-year head coach Mark Pope, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Seattle in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Cal State Bakersfield. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Georgia Southern and Rice before losing in the semifinals to Wyoming.


2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2015–16 season 12–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to UMKC.


2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team, Radio broadcasts and streams
All Wolverines games will air on KOVO, AKA ESPN 960 Sports. Games will be streamed online through  webpage as well as at Utah Valley's  feed.


2016–17 V-League (South Korea)
The 2016–17 V-League season was the 13th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started on 15 October 2016 and finished on 3 April 2017. Ansan OK Savings Bank Rush & Cash were the defending champions in the men's league and Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate the defending female champions.


2016–17 V-League (South Korea), Season standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team
The 2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach Will Wade, played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. In the A-10 Tournament, they beat George Mason and Richmond before losing to Rhode Island in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost in the First round to Saint Mary's.


2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Following the season, head coach Will Wade left VCU to take the head coaching position at LSU following the firing of Johnny Jones. Wade had served has the head coach for the last two seasons making him VCU's shortest tenured head coach since Benny Dees. On March 21, 2017 the school hired Rice head coach Mike Rhoades, who had served as associate head coach under Shaka Smart from 2009–2014.


2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–11, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for a first-place. In the A-10 Tournament, the Rams lost to Saint Joseph's in the championship game. The Rams received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they beat Oregon State in the First Round before losing to Oklahoma in the Second Round.


2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team, Preseason
The Rams were picked to finish third in the A-10 preseason poll. Mo Allie-Cox was selected to the All-A-10 second team while JeQuan Lewis was selected to the third team. Cox and Lewis were also selected to the All-Defensive team.


2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team
The 2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University  during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 16–15, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Dayton.


2016–17 VFF National Super League
The 2016–17 VFF National Super League is the qualifying competition for the 2018 OFC Champions League.


2016–17 VFF National Super League
The 14 teams will be split into two groups of five and one group of four, with the top two from each group qualifying for final round. The winner of the final round will qualify for the 2018 OFC Champions League.


2016–17 VFF National Super League, Grand final
The 2017 VFF National Super League Grand Final was played between two teams:


2016–17 VFF National Super League, Grand final
Both teams had already qualified for the 2018 OFC Champions League by winning their respective competitions. The Grand Final decided the seeding of the two teams in the 2018 OFC Champions League, with the winner seeded as Vanuatu 1 and the runner-up seeded as Vanuatu 2.


2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball team
The 2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by second-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981. The Keydets played as a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They lost in the First Round of the SoCon Tournament to Samford.


2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball team, Previous season
The Keydets finished the 2015–16 season with an overall record 9–21, and a 4–14 mark in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to Samford.


2016–17 VTB United League
The 2016–17 VTB United League was the 8th complete season of the VTB United League. It is also the fourth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion and successfully defended its title. This season, 13 teams participated in the league after four sides from the previous year left.


2016–17 VTB United League, Teams
VITA Tbilisi, Bisons Loimaa, ČEZ Nymburk left the league, after participating in the 2015–16 season. Parma Perm from the Russian Basketball Super League joined the league.


2016–17 VTB United League, Teams
On August 30, 2016, the league announced that BC Krasny Oktyabr would not play in the league, because the host arena of the team was not approved to support events.


2016–17 VTB United League, Teams
Because of these changes, the number of teams was reduced to 13.


2016–17 VTB United League, Playoffs
All series were played in a best-of-five play-off series, which were played in a 2-2-1 format. The Playoffs started on May 1 and ended on June 13.


2016–17 VTB United League, All-Star Game
The VTB League's inaugural All-Star Game was held this season on February 11, 2017. The game was played at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia. The game was played in a Russia Stars vs. the World Stars format. The Russian Stars won the game against the World Stars, by a score of 131:121. Andrey Vorontsevich was named the MVP of the game. Jānis Timma won the All-Star Game's slam dunk contest, and Sergey Karasev won the 3-Point Contest.


2016–17 VTB United League, Statistics, Individual game highs
Keith Langford set a new all-time scoring record for the VTB United League by scoring 42 points on October 31.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season
The 2016–17 season was the eighth season of Valencia CF's women's team. In it Valencia attained its best result in Primera División, a third position, and was the team with the fewest goals against in the championship – 11 in 30 games.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season
On April 23, 2017 the team played for the first team in the Mestalla stadium. A crowd of 17,000 attended a record 6–0 victory over its major rival Levante.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season, Season summary, Background and preseason
Valencia CFF ended the 2015–16 Primera División sixth, two positions below the previous edition (which had been their best result to date), while in the Copa de la Reina they reached the semifinals, where they lost against Atlético Madrid after extra time. Following the end of the season team captain Arantxa Lozano and reserve goalkeeper Gemma Rueda retired, leaving new captain Ivana Andrés as the only remaining player from the inaugural 2009–10 squad. Naiara Beristain, Sara Monforte and Mulán Sánchez transferred to other Primera División teams, while Willy Romero was the only 2015–16 signing to leave the club and moved to the Eredivisie.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season, Season summary, Background and preseason
The club continued the bet for Latin American football they had initiated in the previous two seasons with Joyce Magalhães and Natalia Gaitán. Marianela Szymanowski joined the attack and Tiane Endler, who had returned to Colo-Colo after one season in Chelsea, became the new first-choice goalkeeper. With the season started the club signed players from the NWSL for the first time: Yanara Aedo joined the team in September and Estefi Banini after playing the NWSL final against Western New York Flash. Additionally three national players were signed: former international Débora García for the wings and the U19 international Leles Carrión and Esther Romero for the midfield. Marta Peiró made a breakthrough from the farm team and became the team's second top scorer despite playing few games as a starter.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season, Season summary, Background and preseason
Valencia played against four Primera División teams and one local Segunda División team in the preseason, earning three wins and two draws. For the first time the team didn't take part in the COTIF Tournament.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season, Season summary, Season
Valencia started the season with three wins before conceding two draws in its two journeys to Andalusia, against Sporting Huelva and newly promoted Betis. Next the team defeated defending champion Athletic Bilbao, which scored the first goal conceded by Valencia in the season after seven games. The team didn't win any games in November, with four draws (including title containding Atlético Madrid and Barcelona) and one lose in the first Valencia derby played in a LFP stadium, the Ciutat de València.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season, Season summary, Season
However, this was followed by a remarkable streak up to April with 10 wins in 11 games and only one goal conceded. Following a second draw against Atlético, the club also held the Spring Valencian derby in Mestalla. It was the first time the women's team played in the main stadium, and it attracted a 17,000 crowd. Valencia's previous major win over Levante, 2015–16's 3–0, was surpassed by half-time with a 4–0 scoreline and the game ended as 6–0, Valencia's largest win in the season.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season, Season summary, Season
With no Champions League qualifying options, Valencia secured the 3rd place (surpassing the 2014–15 4th position as its best result in the championship) with three games remaining with a 1–3 win over Granadilla. After suffering its second defeat in the season against Barcelona, Valencia won the last two games to end the championship with 68 points – 19 more than in the previous season. Tiane Endler won the Zamora Trophy with a 0.39 coefficient, and Mari Paz Vilas was the third top scorer in the championship with 28 goals in 27 appearances.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season, Season summary, Season
In the Copa de la Reina the team made its third appearance in a row in the semifinals by defeating Athletic 3–1. There it lost 1–2 to Barcelona, which won the competition. Vilas scored Valencia's last goal in the season in the additional time. Two Valencia players were subsequently included in Spanish call-up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017: Paula Nicart and Mari Paz Vilas.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Valencia CF (women) season, Results
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed Numbers in brackets in league games show the team's position in the table following the match


2016–17 Valencia CF season
The 2016–17 Valencia CF season was the club's 97th season and its 82nd in La Liga. As in the previous season, the club finished 12th in La Liga. Valencia also competed in the Copa del Rey, entering at the Round of 32 and being eliminated by Celta Vigo 6–2 on aggregate in the Round of 16.


2016–17 Valencia CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Valencia CF season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first-year head coach Matt Lottich, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 24–9, 14–4 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for the Horizon League regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they lost to Milwaukee in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Illinois.


2016–17 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
This was the Crusaders' final season as a member of the Horizon League as the school announced on May 25, 2017 that it would be joining the Missouri Valley Conference effective July 1, 2017.


2016–17 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2015–16 season 30–7, 16–2 in Horizon League play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to Green Bay. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Crusaders received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As one of the last four teams left out of the NCAA Tournament, they received a No. 1 seed in the NIT where they defeated Texas Southern, Florida State, Saint Mary's, and BYU to advance to the championship game where they lost to George Washington.


2016–17 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Previous season
This season marked Bryce Drew's final season as Valparaiso head coach. He accepted the Vanderbilt head coaching job on April 5, 2016. He finished at Valpo with a five-year record of 124–49 and went to the postseason every year as head coach. On April 7, the school promoted assistant coach Matt Lottich to head coach.


2016–17 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the League’s coaches, media, and sports information directors, Valparaiso was picked to win the conference, receiving 35 of the 39 first-place votes. Alec Peters was named the Preseason Horizon League player of the year. Shane Hammink was also named to the Preseason All-Horizon League second team.


2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season
The 2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. For the third consecutive season, they opened the season with a match against the Calgary Flames. The team finished with the lowest-scoring season in franchise history, scoring just 182 goals. The day after the Canucks' season-ending game, head coach Willie Desjardins was fired, along with assistant coaches Doug Lidster and Perry Pearn. The Canucks overall missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.


2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
The Canucks made their first off-season move while the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs were still in action, sending centre Jared McCann and second and fourth round picks to the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenceman Erik Gudbranson and a fifth-round pick. On June 27, two days after the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Canucks placed winger Chris Higgins on unconditional waivers and subsequently bought out the final year of his contract.


2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
Vancouver's 2016 training camp was held in Whistler, British Columbia, on September 22–26, 2016.


2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
During the team bye week in February, many Canucks players experienced mumps symptoms, with some being diagnosed with the disease. Compounded with ongoing injuries to other players at the time, the Canucks played their following game with 11 regulars out of the lineup, where they lost to the San Jose Sharks 4–1.


2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
Preceding the 2017 NHL trade deadline, the Canucks traded long-time forward Alex Burrows to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for prospect Jonathan Dahlen on February 27, 2017. The following night, they traded another long-time forward, Jannik Hansen, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional fourth-round pick at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.


2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
The Canucks finished their season with 69 points and had the second-best odds for the draft lottery of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.


2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Acquired by Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only. ‡Acquired by another team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.


2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.


2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bryce Drew's first year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas A&M and Florida in the SEC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Arkansas. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Northwestern. Vanderbilt entered the NCAA Tournament with 15 losses, the most ever by any at-large team.


2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Previous season
The Commodores finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Wichita State.


2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 27, 2017, head coach Kevin Stallings resigned to become the head coach at Pittsburgh. Shortly thereafter, the school hired Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as head coach.


2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by first year head coach Stephanie White, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in SEC play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the SEC Women's Tournament to Alabama.


2016–17 Verbandspokal
The 2016–17 Verbandspokal, (English: 2016–17 Association Cup) consisted of 21 men's German association football regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, which serve as qualifying competition for the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal (German Cup).


2016–17 Verbandspokal
All clubs from the 3. Liga and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga could not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams were not permitted to take part in the DFB-Pokal or the Verbandspokale. The precise rules of each regional Verbandspokal are laid down by the regional football association organising it.


2016–17 Verbandspokal
All twenty one winners qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs are also qualified for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The qualified teams are the runners-up of the Lower Saxony Cup. In Bavaria the best-placed Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team was qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off is conducted to determine this club.


2016–17 Verbandspokal
On 2 November 2016, it was announced that German broadcaster ARD would show all 21 Verbandspokal finals live in a conference as well as live stream them and that all finals would be played on the same date, 25 May 2017.


2016–17 Veria F.C. season
Season 2016–17 is the 17th of Veria in Super League Greece. Veria will compete in the following competitions Super League and Greek Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2016–17 Veria F.C. season, Players, Transfers, Summer Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Veria F.C. season, Players, Transfers, Summer Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Veria F.C. season, Players, Transfers, Winter Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Veria F.C. season, Players, Transfers, Winter Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Veria F.C. season, Players Statistics, Goals
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2016–17 Veria F.C. season, Players Statistics, Assists
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2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by sixth-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 16–0 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. In the America East Tournament, they defeated Maine, New Hampshire and Albany to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round.


2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team, Previous season
The Catamounts finished the 2015–16 season 23–14, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Maine and New Hampshire to advance to the championship game of the America East Tournament where they lost to Stony Brook. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational. There, they defeated Western Carolina and Seattle to advance to the semifinals before losing to Nevada.


2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team, Preseason
Vermont was picked to finish first in the preseason America East poll. Trae Bell-Haynes was selected to the preseason All-America East team.


2016–17 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team will represent the University of Vermont during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first year head coach Chris Day, played their home games in the Patrick Gym are members in the America East Conference.


2016–17 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Select home games will be televised by the . Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on WVMT 620 AM and streamed online through  with Rob Ryan calling the action.


2016–17 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season
The Vermont Catamounts represented the University of Vermont in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season
The 2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season is the 124th season and the first season since being relegated from the Bundesliga during the 2015–16 season. This is the first time in 41 years that Stuttgart were relegated.


2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season, Background
Stuttgart were relegated after finishing in 17th place in the Bundesliga. They were sent down after a 3–1 loss to VfL Wolfsburg. This is their first relegation since 1975. Jürgen Kramny was demoted to head coach of the reserve team. He was replaced by Jos Luhukay. They also sacked Robin Dutt, who had been the sporting director.


2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season, 2. Bundesliga, Review
Stuttgart began the 2016–17 league season with a 2–1 win against FC St. Pauli. Alexandru Maxim and Christian Gentner scored for Stuttgart and Aziz Bouhaddouz scored for St. Pauli. This was their first match in the second division in 39 years.


2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season, DFB-Pokal, DFB-Pokal review
In the first round draw, Stuttgart were drawn against FC 08 Homburg.


2016–17 VfL Bochum season
The 2016–17 VfL Bochum season is the 79th season in club history.


2016–17 VfL Wolfsburg season
The 2016–17 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 72nd season in the club's football history.


2016–17 VfL Wolfsburg season, Background
VfL Wolfsburg finished the 2015–16 Bundesliga season in 8th place, thus ensuring a place in the 2016–17 Bundesliga.


2016–17 VfL Wolfsburg season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy
2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 15th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It was contested by the 28 domestic cricket teams of India. Tamil Nadu won the tournament, beating Bengal by 37 runs in the final.


2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A
2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 15th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It will be contested by 28 domestic cricket teams of India.


2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B
2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 15th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It will be contested by 28 domestic cricket teams of India.


2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C
2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 15th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It will be contested by 28 domestic cricket teams of India.


2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D
2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 15th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It will be contested by 28 domestic cricket teams of India.


2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 16th year, the Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished the season 32–4, 15–3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated St. John's, Seton Hall, and Creighton to win the tournament championship.


2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were given the Tournament's overall No. 1 seed as a No. 1 seed in the East region. In the First Round they defeated Mount St. Mary's before being upset by No. 8-seeded Wisconsin in the Second Round. The loss marked the second time in the previous three tournaments that Villanova was upset by an eighth-seeded team.


2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The season marked the final season for The Pavilion before its temporary closure for a $60 million renovation project. It will reopen for the 2018–19 season with the new name of Finneran Pavilion after a Villanova alum who donated $22.6 million to Villanova. Accordingly, all home games for the 2017–18 season will be played at the Wells Fargo Center.


2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 35–5, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. In the Big East Tournament they defeated Georgetown and Providence, but lost to Seton Hall in the championship game. The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, being awarded the No. 2 seed in the South Region. Villanova defeated UNC Asheville and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.


2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Miami and upset overall No. 1 seed Kansas in the Elite Eight to advance to the fifth Final Four in school history. In the Final Four, the Wildcats defeated Oklahoma to advance to the school's third National Championship game. In the National Championship game, they defeated No. 1 seed North Carolina to earn the second NCAA Championship title in school history, the first since 1985.


2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason
Prior to the season, Villanova was picked to win the Big East in a poll of Big East coaches. Josh Hart was named preseason Big East Player of the Year. Kris Jenkins was named to the All-Big East first team and Jalen Brunson received an Honorable Mention.


2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-ninth year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at The Pavilion and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.


2016–17 Villarreal CF season
The 2016–17 season was the 93rd season of Villarreal CF and their 17th in La Liga.


2016–17 Villarreal CF season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Villarreal CF season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, in their 112th season of play. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his eighth year, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
They defeated Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated UNC Wilmington in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Florida.


2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Previous season
Coming off of two highly successful regular seasons in 2014 and 2015, but with early exits from the NCAA Tournament each time, and with the final season for seniors Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill, expectations were high for the program in 2015–16. However, the regular season was mixed: despite wins against programs like West Virginia, Villanova, California, and North Carolina, the team also suffered upsets to Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Florida State. Despite this, the Cavaliers finished the season 29–8 overall and 13–5 in conference play, finishing in second place in the ACC.


2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Previous season
They fell in the ACC Tournament championship to North Carolina. However, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and received their second No. 1 seed in three years. In the Tournament, they defeated Hampton, Butler, and Iowa State to advance to their first Elite Eight in twenty-one years. There, they lost to Syracuse, despite leading by 14 at halftime.


2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by sixth year head coach Joanne Boyle, they played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and are members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 7–9 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They advanced in the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Joseph's first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.


2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team, 2016–17 media, Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network
The Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network will broadcast select Cavaliers games on WINA. John Freeman, Larry Johnson, and Myron Ripley will provide the call for the games. Games not broadcast on WINA can be listened to online through Cavaliers Live at virginiasports.com.


2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–8 in ACC play to finish a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the ACC Tournament, they beat Wake Forest before losing to Florida State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large big to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 9 seed in the East region, they lost in the First Round to Wisconsin.


2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, Last season
The Hokies finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Florida State in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Miami (FL). They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to BYU.


2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by first year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Clemson. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Rider, Navy and Penn State in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team, 2016–17 media, Virginia Tech Hokies Sports Network
The Virginia Tech Hokies IMG Sports Network will broadcast Hokies games on WNMX. Andrew Allegretta will provide the call for the games and for select ESPN3 games. All WNMX games and games not on WNMX can be heard online through .


2016–17 Virtus Entella season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Virtus Entella season, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Vitória S.C. season
Vitória Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitória de Guimarães, are a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal. During the 2016-17 campaign they competed in the Primeira Liga, Taca de Portugal and the Taca da Liga.


2016–17 Volleyleague (Greece)
The 2016–17 Greek Volleyleague is the 49th season of the Greek Volleyleague, the highest tier professional volley league in Greece. The defending champion is PAOK


2016–17 Volleyleague (Greece), Regular season
The Regular season of the 2016–17 Volleyleague Greece is held in a round robin format. At season finish, teams occupying positions 1–8 advance to 2016–17 Volleyleague Play-offs, while teams occupying positions 9–12 advance to 2016–17 Volleyleague Greece Play-outs.


2016–17 Volleyleague (Greece), Play-off (1–8)
The eight teams that finished in the places 1 to 8 in the Regular season, compete in the Play-off (1–8).


2016–17 W-League
The 2016–17 W-League season was the ninth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.


2016–17 W-League, Clubs, Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:AAustralian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;RInjury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;


2016–17 W-League, Regular season, Home and away season
The regular season commenced on 5 November 2016 and concluded on 29 January 2017.


2016–17 W-League, End-of-season awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2016–17 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Star Event Centre in Sydney on 1 May 2017.


2016–17 WABA League
WABA League for the season 2016–17 was the sixteen season of the Adriatic League. Competition included ten teams from six countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Slovenia and from Macedonia. WABA League for the season 2016–17 has begun to play October 2016. and ended in March 2017.


2016–17 WABA League
It was originally intended that in group A play Nikšić 1995 from Montenegro, but after giving up this team, in its place was moved from Group B team Play Off Happy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


2016–17 WABA League
Team Play Off Sarajevo at the beginning of 2017 changed the general sponsor, and is the first part of the season appeared well Play Off Happy, and the other as Play Off Ultra.


2016–17 WABA League, Regular season
In the Regular season was played with 10 teams divided into 2 groups of 5 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in each group at the end of the regular season were placed in the League 8. The regular season began on 5 October 2016 and it will end on 11 January 2017.


2016–17 WABA League, League 8
In the League 8 was played with 8 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in League 8 at the end of the last round were placed on the Final Four. The regular season began on 18 January 2017 and it will end on 15 March 2017.


2016–17 WABA League, Classification 9–12
Classification 9–12 of the WABA League took place between 25 January 2017 and it will end on 9 February 2017. Due to the withdrawal of individual teams before the season starts, match for 11th place have been canceled. Before the start of matches to 9th place, Badel 1862 is withdrew from playing this stage of the competition.


2016–17 WABA League, Final four
Final Four to be played from 18–19 March 2017 in the Podgorica, Montenegro.


2016–17 WABA League Final Four
Final Four to be played from 18–19 March 2017 in Podgorica, Montenegro.


2016–17 WABA League Group A
Group A of the WABA League took place between 5 October 2016 and it will end on 11 January 2017.


2016–17 WABA League Group A
The four best ranked teams advanced to the League 8.


2016–17 WABA League Group A
Team Play Off Sarajevo at the beginning of 2017 changed the general sponsor, and is the first part of the season appeared well Play Off Happy, and the other as Play Off Ultra.


2016–17 WABA League Group A, Fixtures/Results
All times given below are in Central European Time (for the match played in Bulgaria is time expressed in Eastern European Time).


2016–17 WABA League Group B
Group B of the WABA League took place between 5 October 2016 and it will end on 29 December 2016.


2016–17 WABA League Group B
The four best ranked teams advanced to the League 8.


2016–17 WABA League Group B, Fixtures/Results
All times given below are in Central European Time (for the match played in Bulgaria is time expressed in Eastern European Time).


2016–17 WABA League League 8
League 8 of the WABA League, or Superleague, took place between 18 January 2017 and 15 March 2017.


2016–17 WABA League League 8
The four best ranked teams advanced to the Final Four. The points against teams from the same preliminary round were taken over.


2016–17 WABA League League 8, Fixtures/Results
All times given below are in Central European Time (for the match played in Bulgaria is time expressed in Eastern European Time).


2016–17 WHL season
The 2016–17 WHL season is the 51st season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 23, 2016 and ended on March 19, 2017.


2016–17 WHL season
The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season on March 24, 2017, and ended on May 14, 2017; the winning team, the Seattle Thunderbirds, were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup that was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario from May 19–28, 2017.


2016–17 WHL season
The Prince George Cougars won their first BC Division banner.


2016–17 WHL season, Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2016–17 WHL season, Statistical leaders, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2016–17 WHL season, Statistical leaders, Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1800 minutes.


2016–17 WHL season, Statistical leaders, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage


2016–17 WHL season, Conference Quarter-finals, Eastern Conference, (C1) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (W1) Brandon Wheat Kings
* Note: Games 3 and 4 were played at Credit Union Place in Dauphin due to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair taking place at the Keystone Centre from March 27 to April 1.


2016–17 WHL season, Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2016–17 WHL season, Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team
The 2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by fourth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Ohio State in the first round.


2016–17 WNBL season
The 2016–17 WNBL season is the 37th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. The regular season begins on October 7, 2016 when the Sydney Uni Flames host the Perth Lynx and is scheduled to conclude on February 19, 2017. Townsville Fire were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated by the Sydney Uni Flames in the Semifinals. The Flames would go on to take home their fourth WNBL title, their first in sixteen years, after defeating the Dandenong Rangers in the final.


2016–17 WPI Engineers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2016–17 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by a 19-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and were a part of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). The Engineers finished the regular season with a 17-9 record and lost 61-63 to MIT in the Semifinal round of the NEWMAC Tournament.


2016–17 WPI Engineers men's basketball team, Previous season
WPI received an at-large bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament. The Engineers lost in the first round to the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons, 50-69.


2016–17 WRU Championship
The 2016–17 WRU Championship was the fifth season of the WRU Championship, the second tier of club rugby in Wales run by the Welsh Rugby Union. It is the first season to feature 12 teams, reduced from 14 in previous seasons. The next two seasons will be "ring-fenced" with the champion club not being promoted due to changes in the 2016-17 Principality Premiership. The competition was won by Pontypool. The bottom two clubs that were relegated were Glamorgan Wanderers (to 1 East Central) and Dunvant (to 1 West).


2016–17 WRU Championship, Structure
Each team in the Championship will play each other twice on a home and away basis for a total of 22 matches played each. The team with the most points at the end of the season will be declared the winners. The winning club will not be promoted due to "ring-fencing" of the Premiership. The bottom two clubs at the end of the season will be relegated to Division 1 (based on geographical location).


2016–17 WRU Championship, Teams
Last year's champions Merthyr were promoted alongside Swansea, Bargoed and RGC 1404 into the newly formatted 2016-17 Principality Premiership. Bridgend Athletic and Llanharan were relegated into Division 1 West Central and 1 East central respectively. Unlike previous years, all 4 Division 1 champions clubs were promoted to the Championship. These were Bedlinog, Glamorgan Wanderers, Skewen and Dunvant.


2016–17 WRU Championship, Teams
Orange = Newport Gwent DragonsBlue = Cardiff BluesBlack = Ospreys


2016–17 WRU Division 1 East
The 2016–17 WRU National Division 1 East was the third season of the new format of the WRU National Leagues. Previously, League 1 was the second tier of club rugby in Wales but since the creation of the WRU National Championship, League 1 is now the third tier. The league was won by Rhydyfelin and the bottom two clubs relegated to League 2 East were Nantyglo and Senghenydd.


2016–17 WRU Division 1 East, Structure
Each team in the league will play each other twice on a home and away basis for a total of 22 matches played each. Points will be awarded in accordance to the standard scoring system in rugby union - 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 0 for a loss. Teams will also be awarded 1 additional bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries in a match or losing by 7 points or less in a match. The team with the most points at the end of the season will be declared the winners. This season sees the return of the promotion play-off whereby the winning club will enter a play-off with the winner of Division 1 East Central to determine which club is to be promoted to the 2017-18 WRU Championship.


2016–17 WRU Division 1 East, Structure, Teams
Last season's Champions Bedlinog were promoted to the Championship from League 1 East and bottom club Blackwood were relegated to Division 2 East. Last season's League 2 East Champions Abertillery Blaenau Gwent and runners-up Caerleon were promoted to the league.


2016–17 WRU Division 1 East, Promotion Play-off
The winners of both 1 East (Rhydyfelin) and 1 East Central (Treorchy) would play-off on a home and away basis to determine which club would be promoted. The winner would be the club who scores more points on aggregate.


2016–17 WRU Division 1 East, Promotion Play-off
Rhydyfelin win 52-37 on aggregate and are promoted to the Championship.


2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by fifth-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the NEC Tournament, they beat Fairleigh Dickinson before losing to Saint Francis (PA) in the semifinals.


2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Seahawks finished the 2015–16 season 23–11, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn to advance to the championship game of the NEC Tournament where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.


2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time


2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by third-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South region. There they lost in the First Four to Kansas State.


2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Demon Deacons finished 2015–16 season 11–20, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost to NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament.


2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team will represent Wake Forest University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by fifth year head coach Jen Hoover, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. They finished the season 16–16, 6–10 in ACC play in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bethune-Cookman in the first round before losing to Middle Tennessee in the second round.


2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team, 2016–17 media, Wake Forest IMG Sports Network
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons IMG Sports Network will broadcast Demon Deacons games on . You can also keep track on Twitter @WakeWBB. Post game interviews are posted on the schools YouTube Channel.


2016–17 Walsall F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Walsall's 129th season in their existence and their tenth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.


2016–17 Walsall F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Washington Capitals season
The 2016–17 Washington Capitals season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. They finished the season as presidents' Trophy winners for the second consecutive year, and third time in team history.


2016–17 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2016–17 Washington Capitals season, Transactions
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.


2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Pac-12 Conference, the Huskies were led by fifteenth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar and played their home games on campus at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies finished the season 9–22, 2–16 in Pac-12 play, in eleventh place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, they lost in the first round to sixth-seeded USC. Romar was fired on March 15; four days later, he was succeeded by Mike Hopkins, a longtime assistant at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim.


2016–17 Washington Huskies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way for sixth place. The Huskies defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as No. 3 seed. There they defeated Long Beach State in the first round before losing to San Diego State in the second round.


2016–17 Washington Huskies women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Washington Huskies women's basketball team represented University of Washington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. In the final regular season game for the Huskies on February 25, 2017, Kelsey Plum scored a Pac-12 record 57 points in an 84–77 win over Utah to set NCAA Division I women's basketball career scoring record. They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place.


2016–17 Washington Huskies women's basketball team
They were upset by the 10 seed Oregon in the quarterfinals of Pac-12 Women's Tournament. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Montana State and Oklahoma in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen. With 29 wins in the regular season, the most wins in school history.


2016–17 Washington Huskies women's basketball team
On April 3, Mike Neighbors resigned from Washington to accept the head coaching job at Arkansas. He finished with a four-year record of 98–41.


2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Ernie Kent. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.


2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 1–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the conference. The Cougars lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Colorado.


2016–17 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by tenth year head coach June Daugherty, play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–20, 6–12 in the Pac-12 to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Stanford. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated BYU, Wyoming and UC Davis in the first, second and third rounds, Iowa in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgia Tech in the semifinals.


2016–17 Washington Wizards season
The 2016–17 Washington Wizards season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 44th in the Washington, D.C. area. On April 14, 2016, the Wizards fired Randy Wittman after the team missed the playoffs. On April 26, 2016, the Wizards hired former Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks to be their head coach. The Wizards clinched a playoff berth on their 129–108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday March 24, 2017 after having a one-season absence from the playoffs. On March 28, 2017, the Wizards defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119–108 to win their first division title since 1979 ending their 38-year drought when they were named the Bullets.


2016–17 Washington Wizards season
The Wizards finished the regular season with a 49–33 record, securing the 4th seed. In the playoffs, the Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, advancing to the Semifinals, where they lost to the Boston Celtics in a hard fought seven games.


2016–17 Washington Wizards season, Draft picks
The Wizards did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA draft, as they had traded both picks prior to the draft:


2016–17 Watford F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Watford's 136th year in existence and second consecutive season in the Premier League. Watford also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Watford F.C. season
Walter Mazzarri took over as manager following the departure of Quique Sánchez Flores.


2016–17 Watford F.C. season, Pre-season
In May 2016, Watford began to announce the pre-season friendlies.


2016–17 Watford F.C. season, Staff, Squad information and statistics
Joined club = Year that player became a Watford first team player


2016–17 Watford F.C. season, Transfers, Loans out
Mathias Ranegie started the season on loan at Djurgårdens IF for the duration of the 2016 Allsvenskan season, having joined in February 2016.


2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 11th-year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Southern Utah and Eastern Washington before losing in the championship game to North Dakota. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round to win the Riley Wallace Classic. In the second round, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.


2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 26–9, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season title. They defeated Portland State, North Dakota, and Montana in the Big Sky Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they lost in the First Round to Xavier.


2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2016 recruiting class
There were no recruiting class for Weber State of 2016.


2016–17 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team represents Weber State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by fifth year head coach Bethann Ord and play their home games at the Dee Events Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Montana State.


2016–17 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team, Radio Broadcasts
All Wildcats games will be heard on KWCR with Nick Bailey calling the action. All home games and conference road games will also be streamed with video live online through .


2016–17 Wellington Phoenix FC season
The 2016–17 Wellington Phoenix FC season was the club's tenth season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the tenth time, the FFA Cup for the third time, and fielded a reserves squad in the Stirling Sports Premiership for the third time.


2016–17 Wellington Phoenix FC season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Welsh Alliance League
The 2016–17 Welsh Alliance League, known as the Lock Stock Welsh Alliance League for sponsorship reasons, is the 33rd season of the Welsh Alliance League, which consists of two divisions: the third and fourth levels of the Welsh football pyramid.


2016–17 Welsh Alliance League
There are fourteen teams in Division 1 and sixteen teams in Division 2, with the champions of Division 1 promoted to the Cymru Alliance and the bottom team relegated to Division 2. In Division 2, the champions and runners-up are promoted to Division 1.


2016–17 Welsh Alliance League
The season began on 12 August 2016 and concluded on 13 May 2017 with Glantraeth as Division 1 champions and Glan Conwy were relegated to Division 2. In Division 2, Llandudno Albion were champions with Mynydd Llandegai as runners-up. Both teams were promoted to Division 1.


2016–17 Welsh Alliance League, Division 1, Teams
Trearddur Bay were defending champions from the previous season. Greenfield and Nantlle Vale, who were Division 2 champions and runners-up, respectively from the previous season were promoted to Division 1.


2016–17 Welsh Alliance League, Division 2, Teams
Greenfield were champions in the previous season and were promoted to Division 1 along with runners-up, Nantlle Vale. They were replaced by Llanfairpwll who were relegated from Division 1.


2016–17 Welsh Alliance League, Division 2, Teams
Gwynedd League champions, Y Felinheli and third place, Cemaes Bay were promoted to Division 2.


2016–17 Welsh Cup
The 2016–17 FAW Welsh Cup is the 130th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. The defending champions are The New Saints, having defeated Airbus UK Broughton 2–0 in the previous year's competition. The total prize money for 2015–16 was set at £180,000.


2016–17 Welsh Cup, First qualifying round
The First Qualifying Round featured teams outside of the top two tiers of Welsh football league system. The matches in the first qualifying round were played on 19, 20, 21, and 27 August 2016 and was regionalised into North-west, North-east, Central, South-west and South-east.


2016–17 Welsh Cup, Second qualifying round
The matches of the Second Qualifying Round were played on 9 and 10 September 2016. The draw was regionalised into South, North and Central groupings.


2016–17 Welsh Cup, First round
The First Round matches were played on 29 and 30 September 2016 and 1, 2, 4, and October 2016. This round was regionalised to North and South groups and included teams from the second tier of Welsh football.


2016–17 Welsh Cup, Second round
The Second Round matches were played on 4 and 5 November 2016. This round was regionalised into North and South groups.


2016–17 Welsh Cup, Third round
The Third Round matches were played on 2, 3, and 10 December 2016. This round was not regionalised and a free draw.


2016–17 Welsh Cup, Fourth round
The Fourth Round matches were played on 28 January 2017. This round was not regionalised and a free draw.


2016–17 Welsh Cup, Fifth Round
The Fifth Round matches were played on 25 February 2017. This round was not regionalised and a free draw.


2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One
The 2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One (known as the Nathaniel Cars Welsh Football League Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the 2016–17 season of the top football league in South Wales. Together with its North Wales counterpart, the Cymru Alliance, the 16-team division forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system, one level below the nationwide Welsh Premier League. The season began on 13 August 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017.


2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One
On 18 April 2017, Barry Town United defeated Goytre United 3–0 to clinch promotion to the Welsh Premier League for the 2017–18 season.