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2016 AFL season
2016 AFL season, the 120th Australian Football League season, ran 24 March to 1 October 2016; the Western Bulldogs beat the Sydney Swans in the Grand Final for the premiership.
2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama, finishing 14-1 under Nick Saban before losing the national championship game to Clemson, 35-31.
2016 Arizona Cardinals season
2016 Arizona Cardinals NFL season: 7-8-1, second NFC West, missed playoffs after 13-3 in 2015. David Johnson 2,118 scrimmage yards, 20 TDs; Palmer 4,233 yards; 6-6 tie with Seahawks.
2016 Atlanta Falcons season
2016 Atlanta Falcons season: NFL team season in which Atlanta went 11-5, won the NFC South under Dan Quinn with Kyle Shanahan's league-leading 33.8 PPG offense, beat Seattle and Green Bay in the playoffs, and lost Super Bowl LI 28-34 to New England.
2016 ATP World Tour
The 2016 ATP World Tour was the men's professional tennis circuit for the 2016 season, ending with Andy Murray overtaking Novak Djokovic for the year-end No. 1 ranking.
2016 Baltimore Ravens season
2016 Baltimore Ravens season: NFL team's 21st year, also called the Ravens' 2016 campaign. Finished 8-8, second in AFC North under John Harbaugh, missing the playoffs after a six-game road losing streak; Justin Tucker led the NFL with 38 field goals.
2016 Buffalo Bills season
The 2016 Buffalo Bills season: NFL year finishing 7-9, third AFC East, under Rex Ryan then interim Anthony Lynn; Tyrod Taylor at quarterback, 27 rushing touchdowns, 17th straight missed playoffs.
2016 Carolina Panthers season
2016 Carolina Panthers season: NFL team's 22nd season under Ron Rivera; finished 6-10, last in NFC South after 15-1 Super Bowl 50 year; Cam Newton career-low 75.8 passer rating, 52.9% completions.
2016 Chicago Cubs season
2016 Chicago Cubs season: the 103-58-1 NL Central champions under Joe Maddon who beat Cleveland 4-3, winning Game 7 8-7 in 10 innings for the franchise's first World Series title since 1908.
2016 Clemson Tigers football team
2016 Clemson Tigers football team, coached by Dabo Swinney, went 14-1 and won the CFP national championship, beating Alabama 35-31 on Deshaun Watson's late TD pass; only loss was Pittsburgh 43-42.
2016 Cleveland Browns season
2016 Cleveland Browns season: NFL campaign under Hue Jackson and Sashi Brown in which Cleveland went 1-15, last in the AFC North, losing its first 14 games before a Week 16 win over the Chargers, earning the first overall 2017 draft pick used on Myles Garrett.
2016 Cleveland Indians season
The 2016 Cleveland Indians season saw the team go 94-67 to win the AL Central, then lose the World Series in seven games to the Chicago Cubs.
2016 Dallas Cowboys season
2016 Dallas Cowboys season: NFL team season in which Dallas went 13-3, won the NFC East behind rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott, rode a club-record 11-game win streak, and lost 34-31 to Green Bay in the divisional playoffs.
2016 Davis Cup
The 2016 Davis Cup, the ITF men's team tennis championship, was won by Argentina, which beat Croatia 3-2 in the final at Arena Zagreb on 25-27 November for its first title after four lost finals.
2016 Davis Cup final
The 2016 Davis Cup final was the tie in Zagreb, 25 to 27 November 2016, where Argentina came from 2–1 down to beat Croatia 3–2 for its first title.
2016 Denver Broncos season
2016 Denver Broncos season: defending Super Bowl 50 champions under Gary Kubiak and John Elway went 9-7, third AFC West, missed playoffs; Trevor Siemian started; top pass defense, 31st on third down.
2016 Detroit Lions season
2016 Detroit Lions season: NFL team's 9-7 campaign under Jim Caldwell and Bob Quinn, defined by Matthew Stafford's record eight fourth-quarter comebacks, ending in a 26-6 wild-card loss at Seattle.
2016 Florida Gators football team
2016 Florida Gators football team, Jim McElwain's second squad: 9-4, 6-2 SEC, SEC East champions, lost 54-16 to Alabama in the SEC title game, beat Iowa 30-3 in the Outback Bowl, finished No. 14 AP.
2016 Florida State Seminoles football team
2016 Florida State Seminoles football team: Jimbo Fisher's FSU squad went 10-3, reached No. 2 in the AP poll, and beat No. 6 Michigan 33-32 in the 2016 Orange Bowl on Nyqwan Murray's late touchdown.
2016 French Open
2016 French Open (Roland-Garros), 22 May-5 June 2016, Paris clay Grand Slam. Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray for his first title and career Grand Slam; Garbiñe Muguruza beat Serena Williams for her first major.
2016 Green Bay Packers season
2016 Green Bay Packers season (10-6, NFC North champions): Mike McCarthy's eleventh season; Aaron Rodgers won his second MVP; Packers beat Giants and Cowboys in playoffs before losing the NFC Championship 44-21 to Atlanta at the Georgia Dome.
2016 Houston Texans season
The 2016 Houston Texans season: NFL season in which Houston went 9-7 under Bill O'Brien, won its second straight AFC South title behind Brock Osweiler, beat Oakland 27-14 in the Wild Card round, and lost to New England in the divisional playoffs.
2016 IIHF World Championship
2016 IIHF World Championship, 80th men's IIHF ice hockey tournament, held 6-22 May 2016 in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia. Canada beat Finland 2-0 for its 26th gold; Russia took bronze; Patrik Laine was MVP.
2016 in bowling
2016 in bowling: PBA season with four major champions (Svensson TOC, Simonsen Masters, Fach Players Championship, Tackett World Championship and Player of the Year), PWBA expansion to 14 events, and OHSAA state titles for Wayne and Troy with Evan Adkins' 805 series record.
2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Kirk Ferentz's squad, went 8-5 (6-3 Big Ten), beat No. 2 Michigan 14-13, won the Joe Moore Award, and lost the 2017 Outback Bowl to Florida 30-3.
2016 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 2016 Kansas City Chiefs season was Andy Reid's fourth, finishing 12-4 with a 6-0 division record, a franchise-record 10-game winning streak, and a divisional-round playoff loss to Pittsburgh.
2016 Los Angeles Rams season
The 2016 Los Angeles Rams season: the franchise's return to Los Angeles after 21 years in St. Louis, finishing 4-12 under Jeff Fisher, who was fired in December; worst-ranked offense, Jared Goff's delayed debut, John Fassel interim.
2016 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS season, finishing 9–4 and 21st in the final AP poll behind Heisman-winning sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson.
2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
2016 MLB All-Star Game (87th Midsummer Classic), July 12, 2016 at Petco Park, San Diego; American League beat the National League 4-2, Eric Hosmer won MVP, and it was the last All-Star Game deciding World Series home-field advantage.
2016 Major League Baseball season
2016 MLB season: Chicago Cubs (103-58) beat Cleveland Indians 4-3 in the World Series, ending the Cubs' 108-year title drought with a 3-1 comeback and a 10-inning Game 7; Ben Zobrist was MVP.