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2016 Stanley Cup Finals
2016 Stanley Cup Finals: Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 for Pittsburgh's fourth Cup; Crosby won the Conn Smythe, Letang scored the Game 6 winner, Sullivan and Rutherford set records.
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason won by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in the Final; Crosby won the Conn Smythe, Sharks reached their first Final, no series ended in a sweep.
2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season (9-7, 2nd NFC South): Dirk Koetter's first year as head coach, Jameis Winston's 4,090 yards and 28 touchdowns, first winning record since 2010, playoffs missed on a Detroit tiebreaker.
2016 Tennessee Titans season
2016 Tennessee Titans season: NFL team's 9-7, second-place AFC South campaign under Mike Mularkey, a six-win turnaround from 3-13 in 2015; DeMarco Murray led AFC rushing, Titans missed playoffs.
2016 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 2016 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee under coach Butch Jones, finishing 9-4 with a Music City Bowl win over Nebraska.
2016 Texas Longhorns football team
2016 Texas Longhorns football team: UT Austin's Big 12 squad under Charlie Strong, 5-7 (3-6), upset No. 10 Notre Dame 50-47 in 2OT, then lost three straight; Strong fired Nov 26, 2016, replaced by Tom Herman.
2016 U.S. Open (golf)
2016 U.S. Open (golf), 116th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, June 16-19, 2016; Dustin Johnson won his first major at 276 (-4) despite a delayed one-stroke Rule 18-2 penalty controversy.
2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team
2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team, the Rio-bound USA Basketball squad coached by Mike Krzyzewski; went 8-0, beat Serbia 96-66 for a third straight gold, with Carmelo Anthony a record fourth-time US male Olympian despite star withdrawals.
2016 US Open (tennis)
2016 US Open (tennis), Grand Slam hard-court major at Flushing Meadows, Aug 29-Sep 11, 2016. Stan Wawrinka beat Djokovic for his third major; Angelique Kerber won the women's title and No. 1 ranking; $46.3M prize money; Ashe roof debuted.
2016 USC Trojans football team
The 2016 USC Trojans football team went 10-3 under Clay Helton, rebounding from a 52-6 loss to Alabama to win nine straight, capped by a 52-49 Rose Bowl win over Penn State and a No. 3 final AP ranking.
2016 Washington Redskins season
2016 Washington Redskins season: NFL team's 85th season, third under Jay Gruden. Finished 8-7-1, third NFC East, 396-383 points, missed playoffs; offense ranked third in total yards.
2016 Wimbledon Championships
2016 Wimbledon Championships (27 June–10 July 2016), 130th edition: Andy Murray beat Milos Raonic for his second title, Serena Williams beat Angelique Kerber for a record-equaling 22nd Grand Slam, and rain forced the fourth People's Sunday.
2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team
2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Paul Chryst's second squad, went 11-3 (7-2 Big Ten), beat #5 LSU, lost the Big Ten title game 31-38 to Penn State, and beat #12 Western Michigan 24-16 in the Cotton Bowl.
2016 World Cup of Hockey
2016 World Cup of Hockey, third World Cup, NHL/NHLPA best-on-best tournament in Toronto, September 2016; eight teams including Team Europe and Team North America; Canada beat Team Europe 2-1 to sweep the final, Crosby MVP.
2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, Helsinki, Finland, 26 Dec 2015 to 5 Jan 2016. Finland won gold on Kasperi Kapanen's overtime goal, 4-3 over Russia; USA took bronze; record European attendance of 215,225.
2016 World Series
2016 World Series: Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians 4-3, winning Game 7 8-7 in ten innings on November 2, 2016, ending a 108-year title drought since 1908.
2016 WTA Tour
2016 WTA Tour: the women's professional tennis season in which Angelique Kerber won the Australian Open and US Open and became the oldest first-time World No.1, Serena Williams won a 22nd major at Wimbledon, Monica Puig took Olympic gold, and Dominika Cibulkova won the WTA Finals.
2016–17 College Football Playoff
2016–17 College Football Playoff: four-team NCAA FBS postseason won by Clemson, which beat Alabama 35–31 in the January 9, 2017 Tampa title game after semifinal wins over Ohio State (31–0) and Washington (24–7).
2016–17 Golden State Warriors season
2016-17 Golden State Warriors season: NBA team's 71st season, 67-15 (.817) best record with Kevin Durant added; went 16-1 in playoffs, beat Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 in the 2017 Finals, Durant Finals MVP, fifth franchise title.
2016–17 NBA season
The 2016–17 NBA season, the league's 71st, ran October 25, 2016 to April 12, 2017. Kevin Durant's Warriors beat the Cavaliers 4–1 in the Finals; Russell Westbrook won MVP with a record 42 triple-doubles.
2016–17 NFL playoffs
2016–17 NFL playoffs, the postseason of the 2016 NFL season played January–February 2017; Patriots (14–2) beat Falcons 34–28 in overtime in Super Bowl LI after a 28–3 comeback, winning 36–17 over Pittsburgh and 34–16 over Houston en route.
2016–17 NHL season
2016-17 NHL season, the league's centennial season (October 12, 2016 to April 9, 2017): Pittsburgh Penguins repeated as Stanley Cup champions over Nashville, Connor McDavid won the scoring title with 100 points, and Las Vegas was awarded its expansion franchise.
2017 AFL draft
2017 AFL draft: the NAB AFL Draft held 24 November 2017, also called the 2017 national draft; 78 players picked, Cameron Rayner to Brisbane at No.1, Andrew Brayshaw to Fremantle at No.2, run under the points-based father-son and academy bidding system.
2017 AFL season
2017 AFL season: the Australian Football League premiership year won by Richmond, which beat minor premiers Adelaide 108-60 in the Grand Final, ending a 37-year drought; Dustin Martin won Brownlow, Norm Smith and a flag; inaugural AFLW season also launched.
2017 ATP World Tour
The 2017 ATP World Tour was the men's professional tennis circuit for 2017, when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal returned from injury and shared all four Grand Slam titles.
2017 Australian Open
2017 Australian Open, Grand Slam hard-court tournament at Melbourne Park, January 16–29, 2017. Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal for an 18th major; Serena Williams beat Venus for a 23rd; record 728,763 attendance.
2017 BDO World Darts Championship
2017 BDO World Darts Championship (Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship), 40th edition at Frimley Green, 7-15 January 2017; Glen Durrant won his first men's title beating Danny Noppert 7-3, Lisa Ashton took a third women's title, first year on Channel 4.
2017 Cleveland Browns season
2017 Cleveland Browns season: NFL team that finished 0-16, second winless 16-game team after the 2008 Lions; drafted Myles Garrett first overall; Hue Jackson fell to 1-31.
2017 Davis Cup
2017 Davis Cup, 106th edition of the ITF men's team championship; France beat Belgium 3-2 in the final at Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, 24-26 November, winning its tenth title and first since 2001, with Lucas Pouille's decisive singles win.
2017 Fed Cup
The 2017 Fed Cup, later Billie Jean King Cup, was won by the United States, which beat first-time finalist Belarus 3-2 in Minsk for a record 18th title, its first since 2000, behind Coco Vandeweghe's eight points.