2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
In the first overtime, NU took three plays to shred the MSU defense for a touchdown as Clayton Thorson found Cameron Green open for a 14-yard touchdown and an NU lead 24–17. MSU answered in their possession as Lewerke again hit Davis for a six-yard touchdown to force a second overtime. In the second overtime, MSU took the lead as Lewerke hit White for another touchdown from 11 yards out. MSU's defense could not hold the lead however, allowing an NU touchdown in four plays to tie the game again.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
In the third overtime, the MSU defense continued its struggles giving up a 22-yard touchdown pass on third down and allowing the two-point conversion as NU took a 39–31 lead. Following an incomplete pass, Lewerke fumbled on the second play of overtime, but was able to recover and scramble out of the pocket. However, a poor decision by Lewerke to thrown the ball over the middle of the field resulted in the ball being intercepted by the Wildcats and giving MSU its second loss on the season.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
Lewerke set an MSU single-game record, throwing for 445 yards in the loss. MSU's defense struggled for one of the first times in the season, allowing 432 yards to Northwestern's offense.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Coming off their first Big Ten loss, MSU welcomed rival and reigning Big Ten Champion Penn State to Spartan Stadium, marking the first time since 2013 the teams did not conclude the regular season playing each other. The Nittany Lions were also coming off their first Big Ten loss, having blown a lead against Ohio State the prior week.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Penn State
MSU forced a Penn State turnover on the opening possession of the game as Joe Bachie intercepted a Trace McSorley pass to give the ball to MSU for their first possession. MSU moved into Penn State territory, but stalled and were forced to punt. Starting at their own eight yard line, PSU moved quickly down the field and opened the scoring as McSorley connected on a 31-yard touchdown pass to DaeSean Hamilton to give the Nittany Lions a 7–0 lead. A personal foul penalty on the Lions on the ensuing kickoff gave MSU the ball at their own 48-yard line.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Four plays later, Brian Lewerke found Darrell Stewart Jr. on a seven-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at seven. However, PSU answered, moving 75 yards on nine plays as McSorley hit Saeed Blacknall on fourth down to take a 14–7 lead. After each team exchanged punts, MSU moved into Penn State territory before a weather delay stopped play with 7:58 remaining in the second quarter. Due to lightning and storms in the area, the game was delayed for three hours and 23 minutes. The teams began play again around 3:30 EDT and MSU turned the ball over on downs. After a Penn State punt, the Spartans moved quickly down the field and Lewerke hit Felton Davis on a 33-yard touchdown pass to tie the game with 3:50 left in the half. Neither team could manage anything further as the half ended with the score tied at 14.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Penn State
To begin the second half, each team punted the ball before MSU moved 91 yards on a 10-play drive capped off by an L. J. Scott three-yard touchdown pass to give the Spartans a 21–14 lead. Penn State, looking to answer, stalled on their next drive at the MSU eight yard line and settled for a field goal to reduce the lead to 21–17. Following a Spartan punt, McSorley hit a wide-open DeAndre Thompkins on a 70-yard touchdown pass to take a 24–21 lead as the third quarter expired.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The Spartans, again given good field position due to a PSU personal foul on the kickoff, answered on their next possession. The drive sputtered at the PSU 14, and Matt Coghlin kicked a 32-yard field goal to tie the game at 24. McSorley was intercepted on the next PSU possession, but the Spartans were forced to punt. Looking to take the lead, the Lions moved to the Spartan 31 yard line, but McSorley's pass fell incomplete on fourth down with 4:05 remaining in regulation.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Penn State
MSU moved methodically down the field and on third down from the Lion 27 yard line, Lewerke's pass to Cody White fell incomplete appearing to end the drive. However, PSU was called for roughing Lewerke on the play to give the Spartans a first down at the PSU 22. With time running out, MSU maneuvered to the Lion 16 yard line to set up Coghlin for the game-winning field goal as time expired, giving MSU the 27–24 win.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Brian Lewerke threw for 400 yards for the second consecutive game, the first Spartan ever to do that and only the third Big Ten quarterback to accomplish that feat in the last 20 years. The game completed at 7:03 EDT, some seven hours and three minutes after the start. The win left MSU in the driver's seat in the Big Ten East with only loss and facing Ohio State, also with one loss, the next week.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Ohio State
MSU traveled to Columbus to take on Ohio State with a chance to move into sole possession of first place in the Big Ten East division. However, Ohio State would have none of that, blowing out the Spartans 48–3, the worst lost by MSU under head coach Mark Dantonio. The Buckeyes scored touchdowns on five of their first six possessions to take a commanding 35–0 lead before halftime. OSU rushed for 335 yards against MSU's defense, the most allowed by a defense at MSU under Dantonio.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Ohio State
Meanwhile, the Spartan offense struggled mightily as well, rushing for only 64 yards while amassing only 195 yards of total offense. A Matt Coghlin field goal as the first half expired marked the Spartans only points of the game. The Buckeyes would add a touchdown and two field goals in the second half to end any realistic shot the Spartans had at the Big Ten Championship. The loss left the Spartans at 7–3 on the season and 5–2 in Big Ten play with two games remaining.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Following the worst loss under head coach Mark Dantonio, the Spartans returned home for Senior Day against Maryland. On a rainy day that often turned to snow, both offenses struggled. However, on MSU's first possession of the game, the Spartans moved 69 yards on 11 plays as L.J. Scott capped the drive with a two-yard touchdown run to give the Spartans the early 7–0 lead. MSU added to the lead early in the second quarter as Brian Lewerke scored on a 25-yard run to increase the lead to 14–0.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Maryland
MSU continued to dominate the game moving inside the Terrapin 10 yard line on their next possession, but a Gerald Holmes fumble was recovered by Maryland at their own one-yard line to end the drive. As MSU's defense dominated Maryland in the first half, the Spartans took a 14–0 lead at the half.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Late in the third quarter, MSU added to the lead again on a Matt Coghlin field goal to move the lead to 17–0. Rain and snow continued to hamper both offenses as neither team could manage much offense. Maryland finally got on the board in the fourth quarter, scoring on a four-yard run by Lorenzo Harrison to reduce the lead to 17–7. A missed field goal on the next Maryland possession gave the Spartans the ball as they were able to run out the clock for a 17–7 win.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Maryland
The win moved the Spartans to 8–3 on the season and 6–2 in the Big Ten. However, a win by Ohio State that day eliminated MSU from the Big Ten Championship. MSU outgained Maryland 291–204 while MSU's offense rushed for 271 yards in the game with L. J. Scott accounting for 147 of the MSU rushing yards. Brian Lewerke struggled on the day, completing only two of 14 attempts for 20 yards.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
On the final day of the regular season, the Spartans travelled to New Jersey to take on Rutgers, the team against which MSU tallied its lone conference win from the prior year. MSU started fast scoring on their first possession as Brian Lewerke hit Connor Heyward from seven yards out for the early 7–0 lead. On the ensuing Rutgers possession, MSU forced a fumble on the first play which was recovered by Andrew Dowell at the Rutgers eight yard line. The Spartans were unable to get into the end zone, however, and settled for a Matt Coghlin 26-yard field goal.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Following a Scarlet Knight punt, MSU again moved deep into Rutgers territory, but again could not punch the ball in and settled for another 26-yard field goal and a 13–0 lead. Rutgers answered on their next possession early in the second quarter on a 42-yard touchdown pass to pull within 13–7. The Spartans were able to add another Coghlin field goal to take a 16–7 lead at the half.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Another field goal led off the third quarter for the Spartans as they took a 19–7 lead with five minutes remaining in the third. On MSU's next drive, the Spartans went 60 yards and 12 plays in six minutes and finally scored another touchdown early in the fourth quarter as Gerald Holmes ran in from two yards out to increase the lead to 26–7. Following a Spartan interception, Brian Lewerke scored from three yards out on the next Spartan possession to push the lead to 33–7. Another interception preceded another touchdown, this a Madre London three-yard run as the Spartans pushed the score to 40–7 and ran away with the win.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
The Spartan defense performed well, limiting Rutgers to 112 total yards, only five first downs, and forcing three turnovers. Meanwhile, MSU ran for 209 yards and threw for 222 in the rout. The win capped a turnaround season as the Spartans went from a 3–9 record in 2016 to 9–3 record with the win. The Spartans finished at 7–2 in the Big Ten in a tie for second place in the East division.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Holiday Bowl
Michigan State received an invitation to play Washington State in the 2017 Holiday Bowl. The appearance marked the Spartans first bowl appearance since playing in the College Football Playoffs during the 2015 season. Washington State was without its starting quarterback Luke Falk (injury) and its top two wide receivers (dismissed from team) for the game.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Holiday Bowl
Neither team's offense started the game well with only the Cougars managing a field goal in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the game turned around for the Spartans. MSU scored the first touchdown of the game following a 16-play, 81 yard, 9:24 second drive that was capped off by a Brian Lewerke touchdown pass to Cody White. The touchdown gave the Spartans the lead 7–3, a lead they would never relinquish. Following a punt by WSU, the Spartans scored quickly on Lewerke's 49-yard touchdown pass to Felton Davis to increase the lead to 14–3. The Spartan defense again forced WSU to punt and MSU took over with 3:12 remaining in the half. The Spartans scored another touchdown, their third straight touchdown, on an L. J. Scott three-yard run to increase the lead to 21–3 at the half.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Holiday Bowl
MSU kept the great play up in the second half, scoring their fourth touchdown on their fourth straight possession as Lewerke hit White again for a 10-yard touchdown as the lead ballooned to 28–3. WSU fumbled the ball on the ensuing possession and MSU capitalized as Lewerke moved MSU to the one yard line. However, Lewerke was forced to leave the game after being hit in the head on a rush. Senior quarterback Damian Terry replaced Lewerke and bowled his way in from six yards out to put the game out of reach at 35–3.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Holiday Bowl
WSU scored their first touchdown on their next possession, however, to draw within 25 at 35–10. Terry, still in the game for Lewerke was intercepted on the ensuing possession and WSU scored again narrowing the lead to 35–17 with 8:25 left in the game. Following a failed onside kick by the Cougars, Lewerke returned to the game to hand the ball off to L. J. Scott on four straight downs and Scott rushed for 46 yards, scoring from 28 yards out to push the lead to 42–17.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Holiday Bowl
A Spartan interception on the next WSU possession ensured the game would end with an MSU victory. Terry returned to the game on the final MSU possession, but the Spartans were forced to punt. The Cougars had one last gasp, but ran out of time as the Spartans cruised to the 42–17 victory.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Holiday Bowl
The Spartans dominated the Cougars in the game, out-gaining them 440–296. MSU out-rushed WSU 227–24 in the game and controlled the ball for nearly 37 minutes. The win was the largest bowl victory in MSU history.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Holiday Bowl
The win marked the 100th win at MSU for head coach Mark Dantonio, placing him second all-time in MSU history. The win was also the 10th on the season for the Spartans, their eighth 10-win season, sixth under Dantonio, in school history. Following the game, MSU running back L. J. Scott, who rushed the ball 18 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns, announced he would return to MSU for his senior season.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines played in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan was coached by Jim Harbaugh, who was in his third season.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team
Coming off back-to-back 10-win seasons in Harbaugh's first two years as coach, the Wolverines began the year ranked 11th in the preseason AP Poll. In the first game of the season, Michigan defeated then-No. 17 Florida in the Advocare Classic in Arlington, Texas. Michigan won its remaining non-conference games as well as its conference opener against Purdue, rising to No. 7 in the polls before suffering its first loss in a home game against in-state rival Michigan State.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team
Michigan lost three more games in conference play, all to teams ranked in the top ten at the time of play: first to then-No. 2 Penn State, then to No. 5 Wisconsin, and finally to arch-rival No. 8 Ohio State to end the regular season. Michigan ended Big Ten Conference play with a 5–4 record to finish in fourth in the Eastern Division. The Wolverines were invited to the 2018 Outback Bowl, played on New Year's Day, where they lost to South Carolina to finish the year at 8–5.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team
Michigan struggled to find consistent play at quarterback throughout the year, with Wilton Speight, John O'Korn, and Brandon Peters all receiving significant playing time. The team recorded only nine passing touchdowns on the year. Karan Higdon led the team on the ground with 994 rushing yards, and Grant Perry led the team in receiving with 307 yards. The defense, despite losing 10 starters from 2016, was considered one of the best in the country. Lineman Maurice Hurst Jr. was named a consensus first-team All-American. Linebacker Devin Bush Jr. and linemen Rashan Gary and Chase Winovich also received first-team all-conference honors.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Preseason, Spring game
Michigan played a public spring exhibition game in Michigan Stadium on Saturday, April 15, 2017. The announced attendance was 57,418. The Maize team's Kyle Seychel kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired for the 31-29 win.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Preseason, Italy trip
The Michigan football team traveled to Italy for a week in late April for training, sight-seeing, and brand exposure. The team held three public practices and hosted other publicity events. Coach Jim Harbaugh was offered the opportunity to meet Pope Francis, during which he gifted the Pope an authentic Michigan helmet and a pair of Michigan-themed Jordan Brand shoes.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Recruiting, Recruits
Michigan's recruiting class consisted of 30 recruits, including 11 that enrolled early. Michigan's recruiting class was ranked No. 3 by Scout, No. 4 by Rivals, No. 6 by ESPN, and No. 5 by 247Sports.com's composite rankings. The class was considered one of Michigan's strongest recruiting classes from the modern era, and was highlighted by composite 5-star prospects WR Donovan Peoples-Jones and DL Aubrey Solomon.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Radio
Radio coverage for all games is broadcast statewide on The Michigan IMG Sports Network and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The radio announcers were Jim Brandstatter (in his final season with the team) with play-by-play, Dan Dierdorf with color commentary, and Doug Karsch with sideline reports.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida
To open the season, Michigan faced the Florida Gators in a neutral site game in Arlington, Texas in the Advocare Classic. This was the first meeting between the teams since the 2016 Citrus Bowl. It was the fourth meeting between Michigan and Florida, and the first ever regular season meeting between the teams.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida
Michigan defeated Florida, 33–17. Florida opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 46-yard field goal from Eddy Piñeiro. Michigan responded with a 25-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin to tie the game, and a 46-yard touchdown pass from Wilton Speight to Tarik Black, for its first lead of the game. Florida added 14 points in the second quarter via back-to-back interception returns, a 48-yard interception return from Duke Dawson, and a 41-yard interception return from C. J. Henderson. Wilton Speight was briefly benched in the second quarter, replaced by John O'Korn.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida
He re-entered the game to start the second half. Michigan reduced Florida's lead to four points via a 55-yard field goal from Nordin, which made the score 17–13 in favor of Florida at half-time. Michigan then scored 20 unanswered points in the second half, via a three-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon and 30-yard field goal from Nordin in the third quarter. Michigan extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 50-yard field goal from Nordin and a fumble recovery in the end-zone by Noah Furbush.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida
Michigan wore all-maize alternate jerseys for the first time since 1928. With the win, Michigan ended Florida's 27-year season-opener winning streak, which was the longest active streak in the nation. Kicker Quinn Nordin became the first kicker in Michigan history with two successful conversions of field goals of 50 yards or longer in the same game. Just one game into his career, Nordin is tied for third in program history for most attempts made at 50 yards or more.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Cincinnati
Following its opening game against Florida, Michigan hosted the Cincinnati Bearcats. This was the first ever meeting between the two teams.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Cincinnati
Michigan defeated Cincinnati 36–14. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 43-yard touchdown pass from Speight to Kekoa Crawford. Michigan extended its lead via a 28-yard interception return from Tyree Kinnel. Cincinnati reduced Michigan's lead to seven points via a one-yard touchdown run from Mike Boone. Michigan added a 28-yard field goal from Nordin in the second quarter, which made the score 17–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Cincinnati opened the scoring in the third quarter via a 10-yard touchdown pass from Hayden Moore to Kahlil Lewis. Michigan responded with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Speight to Grant Perry later in the third quarter, and extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 24-yard field goal from Nordin, a safety when Cincinnati fumbled a punt, and a 24-yard interception return from Lavert Hill.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Cincinnati
Michigan's honorary captain for the game was ESPN NFL Insider and 1989 alumni Adam Schefter. Wilton Speight surpassed the 3,000-yard passing mark for his career, becoming the 13th quarterback in Michigan history to reach the milestone.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Air Force
After playing Cincinnati, Michigan hosted the Air Force Falcons. This was the first meeting between the schools since 2012.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Air Force
Michigan defeated Air Force 29–13. The teams exchanged field goals in the first and second quarter, before a 49-yard field goal from Nordin at the end of the second quarter, which made the score 9–6 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan opened the scoring in the third quarter via a 79-yard punt return from Donovan Peoples-Jones. Air Force responded with a 64-yard touchdown pass from Arion Worthman to Ronald Cleveland. Michigan extended its lead via a 29-yard field goal from Nordin later in the third quarter. Michigan added 10 points in the fourth quarter via a 36-yard field from Nordin and a 36-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Air Force
Michigan's honorary captain for the game was Michigan's director of player personnel Sean Magee. Kicker Quinn Nordin went 5-for-5 on field goal attempts to tie Michigan's single game record. Donovan Peoples-Jones' 79-yard punt return for a touchdown was the longest since Derrick Alexander returned one 79-yards against North Carolina State in 1993.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Purdue
Following its game against Air Force, Michigan began its conference schedule when it traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana to face the Purdue Boilermakers.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Purdue
Michigan defeated Purdue 28–10. After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter via a 12-yard touchdown pass from John O'Korn to Zach Gentry. Purdue responded with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Sindelar to Brycen Hopkins. Purdue then took its first lead of the game via a 29-yard field goal from J. D. Dellinger, which made the score 10–7 in favor of Purdue at half-time. Michigan then scored 21 unanswered points in the second half, via a 10-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans, a one-yard touchdown run from Ty Isaac, and a 49-yard touchdown run from Evans.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Purdue
Michigan's defense held Purdue to 0-for-12 on third-down conversions, as Purdue did not convert a first down in the second half. Purdue was held to only 10 total yards in the second half.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Michigan State
After a bye week, the Wolverines hosted their in-state rival, the Michigan State Spartans, in the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Michigan State
Michigan State upset Michigan 14–10. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 30-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin. Michigan State responded with a 14-yard touchdown run from Brian Lewerke. Michigan State extended its lead in the second quarter via a 16-yard touchdown pass from Lewerke to Madre London, which made the score 14–3 in favor of Michigan State at half-time. Michigan reduced the Spartans lead to four points in the third quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Khalid Hill. Michigan's attempted comeback failed when O'Korn's Hail Mary pass was incomplete to end the game.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Michigan State
Michigan's honorary captains for the game were Sue Burton, the widow of former assistant coach Tirrel Burton; Jerry Hanlon, former assistant coach under Bo Schembechler; Gordon Bell, former Michigan tailback; and Ed Muransky, former All-American tackle for Michigan. The loss snapped Michigan's 10-game home winning streak at Michigan Stadium. Michigan's five turnovers were the most since recording six in 2012. Michigan's 10 points were the program's fewest since 2014. Michigan's defense held Michigan State to 2-for-14 on third-down conversions, and only 66 total yards in the second half. The game marked the first prime time game in the history of the rivalry.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
Michigan returned to the road to face the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana in its sixth game of the season.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
Michigan defeated Indiana 27–20 in overtime. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 40-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin. Michigan added ten points in the second quarter via a 38-yard field goal from Nordin and a 12-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Indiana reduced Michigan's lead to ten points via a 32-yard field goal from Griffin Oakes, which made the score 13–3 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Indiana opened the scoring in the second half via an eight-yard touchdown run from Morgan Ellison.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
Michigan extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 59-yard touchdown run from Higdon. Indiana responded with ten points in the fourth quarter via an eight-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Ramsey to Whop Philyor, and a field goal from Oakes as time expired to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime, Michigan scored via a 25-yard touchdown run from Higdon to win the game.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
The win marked Michigan's 500th in Big Ten conference play, becoming the first Big Ten team to reach the milestone.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Penn State
Following its clash with Indiana, Michigan traveled to University Park, Pennsylvania to face the Penn State Nittany Lions. A group of Penn State students caused controversy when it displayed a sign saying Michigan's quarterbacks are worse than the Flint water crisis. Penn State's administration has since denounced the students' actions.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Penn State
Michigan lost to Penn State 42–13. Penn State scored 14 points in the first quarter via two touchdown runs from Saquon Barkley, from 69 yards and 15 yards, respectively. Michigan responded with 13 points in the second quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon, and a six-yard touchdown run from Ty Isaac, to reduce the Nittany Lions' lead to one point. Penn State extended its lead in the second quarter via a three-yard touchdown run from Trace McSorley, which made the score 21–13 in favor of Penn State at half-time. Penn State then scored 21 unanswered points in the second half via a 13-yard touchdown run from McSorley in the third quarter, and a 42-yard touchdown pass from McSorley to Barkley and a nine-yard touchdown run from McSorley in the fourth quarter.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Rutgers
After its game against Penn State, Michigan faced the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in Michigan's homecoming game. Michigan had demolished Rutgers in the previous meeting 78–0.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Rutgers
Michigan defeated the Scarlet Knights 35–14. After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Khalid Hill. Rutgers responded with a 65-yard touchdown run from Janarion Grant to tie the game. Michigan responded with a 10-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon, and a 20-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Peters to Chris Evans, which made the score 21–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the third quarter via a five-yard touchdown run from Kareem Walker for Michigan, and a two-yard touchdown run from Gus Edwards for Rutgers. Michigan extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 49-yard touchdown run from Higdon.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Rutgers
Michigan's 334 rushing yards were its most since recording 481 rushing yards at Rutgers last season, while its 471 total yards was a season-high, and the most since recording 660 total yards the previous season against Maryland. Karan Higdon and Ty Isaac both surpassed 100-yards rushing, marking the 40th time in program history that Michigan had a pair of 100-yard rushers. The last time Michigan accomplished the feat was last year against Rutgers. Michigan tied a season-high with 11 tackles-for-loss.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Minnesota
After facing Rutgers, Michigan will host the Minnesota Golden Gophers for the Little Brown Jug. In the previous meeting (in 2015), Michigan defeated Minnesota, 29–26.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Minnesota
Michigan defeated Minnesota 33–10. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 20-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Peters to Sean McKeon. Minnesota responded with a 10-yard touchdown run from Rodney Smith to tie the game. Michigan regained the lead via a 77-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Michigan extended its lead in the second quarter via a 60-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans, which made the score 20–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan added 13 points in the third quarter via a five-yard touchdown run from Higdon, and a 67-touchdown run from Evans. Minnesota responded with a 23-yard field goal from Emmit Carpenter in the fourth quarter.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Minnesota
With Karan Higdon rushing for 200 yards, and Chris Evans rushing for 191 yards, Michigan had a pair of 100-yard rushers in consecutive games for the first time since 1975. Karan Higdon recorded his second 200-yard game of the season, becoming the first Michigan running back to record multiple 200-yard games in the same season since Mike Hart in 2004. Khaleke Hudson's eight tackles-for-loss broke the single game franchise record, surpassing the previous record of seven set by Larry Foote at Iowa in 2001.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Maryland
After hosting Minnesota, Michigan traveled to College Park, Maryland to face the Maryland Terrapins.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Maryland
Michigan defeated Maryland 35–10. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Henry Poggi. Michigan added 21 points in the second quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans, a 33-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Peters to Zach Gentry, and a three-yard touchdown pass from Peters to Sean McKeon, which made the score 28–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Maryland opened the scoring in the second half via a 20-yard field goal from Henry Darmstadter. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the fourth quarter via a 10-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Brand to Tavion Jacobs for Maryland, and a 17-yard touchdown run from Evans for Michigan.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Maryland
With Chris Evans surpassing the 500-yard rushing mark for the season, he joined Ty Isaac and Karan Higdon to give Michigan three running backs with at least 500 rushing yards on the season for the first time since 1991.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
Following its game against Maryland, Michigan played its final road game against the Wisconsin Badgers. Michigan defeated the Badgers in a top 10 showdown during the prior meeting, winning 14–7.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
Michigan lost to Wisconsin 24–10. Wisconsin opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 50-yard punt return from Nick Nelson. Michigan responded with a one-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason in the second quarter to tie the game at half-time. Michigan opened the scoring in the second half via a 39-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin, to take its first lead of the game. Wisconsin responded with 14 points in the third quarter via a 24-yard touchdown pass from Alex Hornibrook to A. J. Taylor, and a 32-yard touchdown run from Kendric Pryor. Wisconsin extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 30-yard field goal from Rafael Gaglianone.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
Michigan's defense held Wisconsin to just 5-of-15 on third down conversions. Michigan's offense averaged 207.8 rushing yards per game coming into the game.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Ohio State
Following its road finale against Wisconsin, Michigan hosted its arch-rivals, the Ohio State Buckeyes, in the 114th meeting of "The Game".


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Ohio State
Michigan lost to Ohio State 31–20. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Khalid Hill. Michigan extended its lead in the second quarter via a three-yard touchdown pass from John O'Korn to Sean McKeon. Ohio State responded with 14 points in the second quarter via a 21-yard touchdown run from J. T. Barrett, and a 25-yard touchdown pass from Barrett to Marcus Baugh to tie the game at half-time. Michigan regained the lead in the third quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Ohio State responded with a one-yard touchdown run from J. K. Dobbins, giving Michigan its first lead of the game. Ohio State scored 10 points in the fourth quarter via a 44-yard field goal from Sean Nuernberger, and a 25-yard touchdown run from Mike Weber.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Ohio State
Michigan's honorary captains for the game was former Wolverine and 1997 Heisman winner Charles Woodson, and alumnus Dao-Yi Chao, creative director and co-founder of Public School New York (PSNY). Senior left tackle and offensive captain Mason Cole made his 50th consecutive start on the offensive line for the Wolverines, tying him with Jon Jansen (1995–98) for most in program history among offensive linemen. Michigan's defense held Ohio State to minus-six yards of offense in the first quarter, marking the first full quarter in negative yardage for the Buckeyes since 2010. The first play during each of Ohio State's first three possessions resulted in a Michigan tackle for loss.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. South Carolina
On December 3, Michigan was selected to play in the Outback Bowl against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Michigan lost the previous meeting in the 2013 Outback Bowl, by a score of 33–28. This was Michigan's 46th bowl game appearance, and sixth appearance in the Outback Bowl.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. South Carolina
Michigan lost to South Carolina 26–19, becoming the only team in the Big Ten Conference to lose its bowl game in the 2017-2018 bowl season. Michigan scored six points in the first quarter via two field goals from Quinn Nordin, from 35-yards, and 26-yards, respectively. The teams exchanged field goals in the second quarter, one from Parker White from 44-yards for South Carolina, and one from Nordin from 45-yards for Michigan, which made the score 9–3 in favor of Michigan at half-time.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. South Carolina
Michigan scored 10 points in the third quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason, and a 48-yard field goal from Nordin. South Carolina responded with 23 straight points in the second half via a 17-yard touchdown run from Rico Dowdle and a 21-yard touchdown pass from Jake Bentley to Bryan Edwards in the third quarter. South Carolina took its first lead of the game in the fourth quarter via a 53-yard touchdown pass from Bentley to Shi Smith, and extended its lead via a 22-yard field goal from White.


2017 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. South Carolina
Michigan's defense held South Carolina to 2-of-14 on third-down conversions, as the Gamecocks did not convert their first third-down opportunity until fewer than five minutes remained in the third quarter.


2017 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team
The 2017 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team was the college's 18th season of playing organized men's college soccer. It was the Wolverines' 18th season playing in the Big Ten Conference.


2017 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team, Background
Michigan finished 8th in the Big Ten Conference regular season in 2016 with a 4–11–4 overall record and a 1–6–1 in-conference record. Michigan won in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament against Rutgers but lost in the quarterfinal to eventual champion Maryland. The team did not earn a spot in the NCAA tournament.


2017 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Micronesian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 2017, alongside a referendum on allowing dual citizenship. Although the proposed constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship was approved by a majority of voters, it did not pass the threshold of 75% voting in favour in at least three of the four states.


2017 Micronesian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 14 members of Congress are elected by two methods; ten are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting for two year terms. The four at-large Senators are elected on the basis of one from each state, for four year terms


2017 Micronesian parliamentary election, Electoral system
Following the elections, the President and Vice-President are elected by the Congress, with only the four at-large Senators allowed to be candidates.


2017 Micronesian parliamentary election, Results, Referendum
The constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship was passed in all four states, but only by more than 75% of voters in Kosrae.


2017 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2017 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 to 28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams, regardless of division, meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio. Ohio won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2017 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The winners of each division claimed the top two seeds, with the remaining six spots in the field determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a single elimination final.


2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, home of the Kent State Golden Flashes, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.


2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The Kent State Golden Flashes were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 semifinal loss to the Bowling Green Falcons. The Toledo Rockets won the tournament with a 2–1 win in overtime over Bowling Green in the final. The title was the fifth for the Toledo women's soccer program and the first for head coach TJ Buchholz.


2017 Mid-American Conference football season
The 2017 Mid-American Conference football season was the 72nd season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 31 and ended on November 25. The entire schedule was released on March 1. The Toledo Rockets won the conference championship game over the Akron Zips.


2017 Mid-American Conference football season, Preseason, Preseason Poll
The Preseason poll was released at the MAC Media Day in Canton, Ohio.


2017 Mid-American Conference football season, Preseason, Preseason Poll, MAC Championship
The Toledo Rockets were selected as favorites to win the Mid-American Conference by receiving 21 of 24 votes. Others receiving one vote a piece were defending champions, Western Michigan Broncos, Bowling Green Falcons and Miami RedHawks.


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season
The 2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season was the 25th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season
With their win over SIUE on October 28, the Western Michigan Broncos won their first-ever MAC regular season title. The Broncos went undefeated (5-0-0) during the regular season and did not allow a goal in conference play. Akron defeated Western Michigan, 3-1, to win the MAC Tournament.


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Changes from 2016
Buffalo announced the discontinuation of men's soccer and three other sports for financial reasons on April 3, 2017.


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Changes from 2016
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced on June 2, 2017 that the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  Cougars men's soccer and wrestling teams would become affiliate members of the MAC beginning in the 2018 season. On June 8, it was announced that the soccer team would make the move for the 2017 season.


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Postseason, MAC Tournament
The 2017 MAC Tournament was played November 10 and 12 on the campus of the regular season champion Western Michigan Broncos. Akron beat Western Michigan in the final 3–1,


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams, Second team
Zach Bock, Western Michigan University, Senior, 3.98 GPA, Sales & Business Marketing


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams, Third team
Brandon Bye, Western Michigan University, Senior, 3.74 GPA, Food & Consumer Packaging Goods Marketing


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams
Only All-District players are eligible for the Academic All-America ballot.


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams, District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Drew Shepherd, Western Michigan University, Senior. 3.32 GPA, Aviation Flight Science


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams, District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Zach Bock, Western Michigan University, Senior, 3.98 GPA, Sales & Business Marketing


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams, District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Brandon Bye, Western Michigan University, Senior, 3.74 GPA, Food & Consumer Packaging Goods Marketing


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's Scholar All-America Teams
♦ = Additionally, the United Soccer Coaches named Western Michigan's Brandon Bye as the 1017 NCAA Men's Soccer Division I Scholar Player of the Year. .


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, United Soccer Coaches  2017 College Team Academic Award
The United Soccer Coaches (formerly the NSCAA) annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom by posting a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Five of the MAC's six teams were honored this year. The schools, their head coaches, and their team GPAs are:


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2017 MAC All-Tournament Team
2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament MVP— Stuart Holthusen (Akron)


2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season, Honors, 2017 MAC Men's Soccer Academic All-MAC Team
Source= The criteria for the All-MAC honor parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale).


2017 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2017 Mid-Season Invitational was the third annual Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) - a tournament for the MOBA video game League of Legends was hosted by Riot Games. The tournament was held from April 28 to May 21, 2017 in Brazil. This was the first time MSI had been extended.


2017 Mid-Season Invitational
Each of 13 premier League of Legends leagues had a team that won the Spring Split represent them; Europe (EU LCS), South Korea (LCK), and China (LPL) had their teams automatically admitted into the main event whereas the other 10 leagues competed among each other in a "Play-in Stage" with the top 3 teams advancing to join the main event.


2017 Mid-Season Invitational
SK Telecom T1 from South Korea defended successfully their championship in last year after defeating G2 Esports from Europe 3–1 at the final.


2017 Mid-Season Invitational, Qualified teams and roster, Qualified team
Based on the result of the MSI and World Championship in 2 years before (2015–2016), 3 teams from Europe (EU LCS), South Korea (LCK), and China (LPL) are started in Main Group stage, 2 teams from North America (NA LCS) and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) are started in Play-in round 2, and instead of the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational in 2015–2016, 8 teams from Wildcard regions are started in Play-in round 1.


2017 Mid-Season Invitational, Venues
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro were the two cities chosen to host the competition.


2017 Mid-Season Invitational, Play-In Stage, Round 1
First place teams of each group advance to round 2 of the stage


2017 Mid-Season Invitational, Play-In Stage, Round 1
Only 2 teams of each pool is drawn into a group.


2017 Mid-Season Invitational, Play-In Stage, Round 2
Winners of the series advance to group stage. Losers drops to round 3.


2017 Mid-Season Invitational, Play-In Stage, Round 3
GIGABYTE Marines advance to group stage by beating SuperMassive eSports 3–1. GPL of Southeast Asia gets directly spot in Main Group Stage for Summer Split winner and additional spot in Play-in Stage for Summer Split Runner-up at 2017 World Championship.


2017 Middle East Rally Championship
The 2017 Middle East Rally Championship was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested over five events held in five Middle East countries from February to September.


2017 Middle East Rally Championship
Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won his thirteenth MERC championship and his seventh consecutively. Al-Attiyah won three rallies over the course of the season creating a gap unable to be approached. Kuwaiti driver Meshari Al-Thefiri led the points after three rallies but was unable to score any points subsequently. Lebanese veteran Roger Feghali's one-off appearance and victory at his home event was enough to finish the year third in the championship.


2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders played their home games at the Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by 12th-year head coach Rick Stockstill. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They received an invite to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.


2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team, Previous season
The Blue Raiders finished the 2016 season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the East Division. They received a bid to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Hawaii.


2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team, Schedule and results
Middle Tennessee announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season.


2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team, Schedule and results
The Blue Raiders hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Bowling Green from the Mid-American Conference and Vanderbilt from the Southeastern Conference and travel to Minnesota of the Big Ten Conference and Syracuse of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2017 Midlothian Council election
The 2017 Midlothian Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Midlothian Council. The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 18 Councillors being elected.


2017 Midlothian Council election
It was the first time that the Conservative party had won council seats in Midlothian since the 1995 election.


2017 Midlothian Council election, Summary of results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


2017 Midlothian Council election, Changes since the election
† On 10 January 2018 Penicuik Labour Cllr Adam Montgomery died following a short illness. A by-election was held on 22 March 2018 and the seat was gained by the SNP's Joe Wallace.


2017 Midlothian Council election, Changes since the election
†† Midlothian East SNP Cllr Kenneth Baird resigned his seat in February 2021. A by-election was held on 25 March 2021 and the seat was retained by the SNP's Stuart McKenzie.


2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team
The 2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who is in his 16th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.


2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team, Schedule
Midwestern State announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The schedule consists of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Mustangs will host LSC foes Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, West Texas A&M, and Western New Mexico and will travel to Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, and Texas-Permian Basin.


2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team, Schedule
The Mustangs will host one of the two non-conference games against Quincy from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and will travel to West Florida from the Gulf South Conference.


2017 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 20, 2017 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, in Salisbury, MD. It was a six team double-elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won the tournament and claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The Wildcats won their sixteenth tournament out of the nineteen events, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.


2017 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The top three teams in each division were seeded one through three based on regular season records. The two division winners earned a first round bye, with the second seed from each division playing the third seed from the opposite division in the first round. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers played elimination games.


2017 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Outstanding performer
Bethune-Cookman first baseman Danny Rodriguez was named Tournament Outstanding Performer.


2017 Milano–Torino
The 98th Milano–Torino cycling classic was held on 5 October 2017 over a distance of 186 km (116 mi), between San Giuliano Milanese and Turin. The race was rated as a 1.HC event on the 2017 UCI Europe Tour and was won by Colombian rider Rigoberto Urán of the Cannondale–Drapac team.


2017 Milano–Torino, Teams
Nineteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:


2017 Milan–San Remo
The 2017 Milan–San Remo was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 18 March. It was the 108th edition of the Milan–San Remo, and the eighth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.


2017 Milan–San Remo
After they broke clear on the race's final climb – the Poggio di San Remo – Team Sky's Michał Kwiatkowski won the race in a three-up sprint finish ahead of world champion Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe) and Quick-Step Floors rider Julian Alaphilippe.


2017 Milan–San Remo, Teams
As Milan–San Remo was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.


2017 Milan–San Remo, Route
As one of the sports monuments, Milan–San Remo – generally considered to be a sprinters' classic – is among the highest-rated races in professional cycling. The 2017 route was 291 km (181 mi) long, running from the Via della Chiesa Rossa in Milan to the traditional finish on Sanremo's Via Roma. The final part of the race included the climbs of the Cipressa and the Poggio di San Remo, which usually prove decisive for the race outcome.


2017 Milan–San Remo, Route
Also on the route, the riders also had to tackle the 35 km (22 mi) climb of the Passo dello Turchino, although it was not considered to be a key point in the race. After the Turchino, the route followed the Aurelia road along the coast from Genoa all the way to the finish in Sanremo. With a little over 50 km (31 mi) left to go, the first of the coastal climbs started with the Capo Mele, the Capo Cervo and the Capo Berta, before meeting the final two climbs leading to the finish.


2017 Milex Open
The 2017 Milex Open was a professional tennis tournament played on green clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic between 14 and 19 August 2017.


2017 Milex Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Milex Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2017 Milex Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2017 Milex Open – Doubles
Ariel Behar and Giovanni Lapentti were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2017 Milex Open – Doubles
Juan Ignacio Londero and Luis David Martínez won the title after defeating Daniel Elahi Galán and Santiago Giraldo 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2017 Milex Open – Singles
Guido Andreozzi was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Milex Open – Singles
Víctor Estrella Burgos won the title after defeating Damir Džumhur 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final.


2017 Military Bowl
The 2017 Military Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, on December 28, 2017. The game was the 10th edition of the Military Bowl and featured the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Navy Midshipmen of the American Athletic Conference. Sponsored by defense contractor Northrop Grumman, the game was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman.


2017 Military Bowl, Teams, Virginia Cavaliers
The Virginia Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 6–6 record. This was the team's first appearance in the Military Bowl and their first bowl appearance since 2011.


2017 Military Bowl, Teams, Navy Midshipmen
The Navy Midshipmen had a 6–6 record in the regular season. This was the team's third appearance in the Military Bowl; they lost in 2008 (when the game was the EagleBank Bowl) and won in 2015.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike
The 2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike was a strike by the Military Police of Espírito Santo State from 4 to 25 February 2017.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike
Military policemen in Espírito Santo launched to an illegal strike after demonstrations by relatives in the Metropolitan Region of Greater Vitória against low salaries. Local criminals exploited the strike and a crime wave of violence, carjacking and looting spread across Espírito Santo, with most public services and businesses being closed. The Espírito Santo state government called in assistance from the National Public Security Force and the Brazilian Armed Forces to restore law and order in Vitória and other cities until military policemen began to return to their duties after two weeks of strike action. By 25 February, all military policemen in Espírito Santo had ended their strikes.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike
An estimated 215 people were killed in Espírito Santo during the violence, and hundreds of military policemen were indicted for involvement in the illegal strike.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Protests
On February 3, 2017, acquaintances and relatives of police officers protested in front of the Military Police Detachment blocking the exit of police vehicles in Serra. According to the police, the protests were peaceful. The strike itself began in the early hours of Saturday, February 4, with protests in the cities of the Greater Vitória, Linhares, Aracruz, Colatina and Piúma.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Protests
Brazilian law prohibits strikes by military police officers. A decision by the Court of Justice of Espírito Santo on February 6 ordered the end of the strike and a daily fine of R$100,000 if the Military Police refused to comply with the order. The situation became more extreme when Humberto Mileip, vice president of the state Civil Police Union, said that after the Military Police's strike, the Civil Police would go on strike. "Our salary is one of the lowest in Brazil. In recent years, there has been no compensation for inflation", Mileip said.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Protests
There were also clashes between civilians themselves. Groups of residents of the region went to the barracks to convince the demonstrators to vacate the place. Thus, residents began to protest demanding the return of policing.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Violence outbreak
According to the Civil Police Union of Espírito Santo, 215 people suffered violent deaths in the state since the protests began until February 24.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Violence outbreak
With violence escalating steadily, the state government called for help from the Armed Forces and the National Force to contain the criminals.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Violence outbreak
In the strike period, shops, schools and health posts closed. The return to school was suspended for the public school students. Some bank branches and shopping malls have run regularly.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Violence outbreak
The Department of Legal Medicine of Vitória got its refrigerators full and with corpses scattered along its corridors. Under normal conditions, three or four corpses are examined and two are released per day in the department, which holds a maximum of 36.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Violence outbreak
In addition to the deaths, hundreds of stores were looted and about 200 vehicles were stolen during this period. The number of occurrences increased tenfold over the state average. According to the president of the Civil Police Union, this one does not have enough officials to investigate crimes of this magnitude.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Response
César Colnago, the acting governor of Espírito Santo, told reporters on Wednesday that the 1,000 soldiers already sent to the state were not enough to stem an ongoing tide of violence. The killings in the state of Espírito Santo in the capital of Vitória and other cities erupted after friends and family of military police officers blocked their barracks over the weekend to demand higher pay for the officers, preventing patrols from cruising the streets. The union representing civil police officers said 101 people have been killed since police stopped patrolling last Friday night. The state government has not released a death toll.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Response
Some buses circulated for a few hours Thursday morning, but union officials ordered them off the streets after the union's leader, Walace Belmiro Fernaziari, was shot dead near a bus terminal. The union said gunmen threatened two bus drivers, telling them they would set fire to buses that circulated. At least two buses have been torched over the past six days in Vitoria and several stores have been looted. Some shopping malls opened for a limited number of hours. Schools remained closed and medical services at public hospitals were interrupted.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Response
Even though Espírito Santos' streets are being patrolled by both the National Guard and the Brazilian Army, the number of casualties ever since the Military Police decided to go on strike went over 100 on Thursday (the 9th). According to the Civil Police union, there have been 113 murders since last Friday (3rd). The governor's office has yet to confirm these numbers. 1,200 troops (from both the Army and the National Guard) have been deployed to the state since Monday (6th).


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Response
The strike, which has kept police officers off the streets of Espírito Santo, has seriously disrupted residents' day-to-day activities, such as grocery shopping, buying gas and going to the bank. Governor Paulo Hartung (Brazilian Democratic Movement Party) called the strike blackmail.


2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike, Response
In February 2017, the Brazilian military sent elite troops and military aviation to Espírito Santo to take over security in the region. Over 100 people are reported to have been killed since police went on strike.


2017 Millersville Marauders football team
The 2017 Millersville Marauders football team represents Millersville University of Pennsylvania in Division II football.


2017 Millersville Marauders football team, Background, Previous season
In 2016 the Marauders had a dismal 2–9 record and 1–6 in PSAC play. The 2016 season was the fourth year under head coach Greg Breitbach.


2017 Milo Open Cali
The 2017 Milo Open Cali was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cali, Colombia between 16 and 21 October 2017.


2017 Milo Open Cali, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Milo Open Cali – Doubles
The doubles event at the 2017 Milo Open Cali was won by Marcelo Arévalo and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela. Nicolás Jarry and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title and did not participate in the 2017 event. Arévalo and Reyes-Varela won the title after defeating Sergio Galdós and Fabrício Neis 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2017 Milo Open Cali – Singles
Darian King was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Milo Open Cali – Singles
Federico Delbonis won the title after defeating Guilherme Clezar 7–6(12–10), 7–5 in the final.


2017 Milton SC season
The 2017 Milton SC season was the fourth season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season on May 27, 2017 in an away match against FC Vorkuta. The season concluded with Milton securing a postseason berth by finishing sixth in the standings. In the preliminary rounds of the playoffs they were defeated by the York Region Shooters.


2017 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 2017 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 48th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, the 20th in the National League, and 49th overall. The Brewers were managed by Craig Counsell in his third season as manager. They finished the season 86–76 to finish six games behind the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central Division. The Brewers finished one game behind the Colorado Rockies for the second Wild Card spot. The season marked the first time the Brewers had finished above .500 in three years and their best season in terms of winning percentage since 2011.


2017 Milwaukee Brewers season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage;


2017 Milwaukee Brewers season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2017 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2017. The Brewers operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Cleveland Indians.


2017 Mini Challenge UK
The 2017 Mini Challenge season was the sixteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 15 April at Oulton Park and ended on 15 October at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured thirteen rounds across the UK.


2017 Mini Challenge UK, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first 32 positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. There were bonus points awarded for Pole Position and Fastest Lap.


2017 Minivan Championship
The 2017 Minivan Championship Football Tournament is the third season under its current tournament format. The tournament began on March 15.


2017 Minivan Championship, Teams
A total of 75 teams entered the competition this year.


2017 Minneapolis City Council election
The 2017 Minneapolis City Council election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the members of the Minneapolis City Council. The political composition remained unchanged, with the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) retaining 12 seats and the Green Party of Minnesota one seat. Three DFL incumbents were defeated by intraparty opponents. The new City Council convened on January 8, 2018.


2017 Minneapolis City Council election, Electoral system
The 13 members of the City Council were elected from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting, commonly known as ranked choice voting, for four-year terms. Voters had the option of ranking up to three candidates in order of preference. Municipal elections in Minnesota are officially nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot. Write-in candidates must have filed a request with the Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services Division for votes for them to be counted.


2017 Minneapolis City Council election, Results
There were clear winners in several wards on election night. Green Council Member Cam Gordon (Ward 2), who did not have an opponent, won re-election. Other council members who won on election night include DFLers Lisa Goodman (Ward 7), Lisa Bender (Ward 10), Andrew Johnson (Ward 12), and Linea Palmisano (Ward 13). Ward 8 DFL candidate Andrea Jenkins also won, replacing retiring DFL Council Member Elizabeth Glidden. Wards which did not have a clear winner underwent several rounds of vote transfers on November 8.


2017 Minneapolis City Council election, Results
Three incumbents lost re-election. DFL Council President Barb Johnson (Ward 4) lost to DFL candidate Phillipe Cunningham, DFL Council Member Blong Yang (Ward 5) to DFL candidate Jeremiah Ellison, and DFL Council Member John Quincy (Ward 11) to DFL candidate Jeremy Schroeder. DFL Council Members Kevin Reich (Ward 1), Abdi Warsame (Ward 6), and Alondra Cano (Ward 9) retained their seats.


2017 Minneapolis City Council election, Results
In Ward 3, DFL candidate Steve Fletcher won over Socialist Alternative candidate Ginger Jentzen, who won the most first-choice votes but did not gain sufficient transfer votes. This was the first occurrence of the initial leader not ending up the winner of an election in Minneapolis since it switched to ranked-choice voting in 2009. A similar situation subsequently occurred in Ward 4 in which Johnson lost to Cunningham.


2017 Minneapolis City Council election, Results
Jenkins and Cunningham are the first transgender persons to be elected to the City Council.


2017 Minneapolis City Council election, President of the City Council election
After the election, which resulted in the defeat of Council President Barb Johnson, it was reported that DFL Council Members Lisa Bender, Linea Palmisano, and Council Member-elect Andrea Jenkins were seeking to replace her. When the new City Council convened on January 8, 2018, it unanimously elected Bender to be president.


2017 Minneapolis City Council election, President of the City Council election
Following Bender's election, it was revealed that Jenkins and Palmisano were respectively seeking to be elected president and vice-president as a ticket. Bender said that while she had the votes to defeat them and install her supporters as chairs of choice committees, she wanted to avoid the Council splitting into factions that had sometimes characterized the previous City Council. As part of a deal to get her unanimous support and to present a united front, Bender agreed that Jenkins would be vice-president, who was also elected unanimously. A new committee structure was agreed to and council members that did not nominally support her would be given choice committee chairs. Bender said that all council members had to compromise. A final deal was not reached until January 7.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election
The 2017 Minneapolis mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Minneapolis. This was the third mayoral election in the city's history to use ranked-choice voting. Municipal elections in Minnesota are nonpartisan, although candidates were able to identify with a political party on the ballot.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election
No candidate achieved a majority in the first round of ballot counting on election night. Jacob Frey was declared the winner the next day after several rounds of vote tabulations.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election, Background, 2013 election
Betsy Hodges was elected mayor of Minneapolis on November 5, 2013, out of a field of 35 candidates, with her term beginning on January 2, 2014. In response to the large candidate field, the Minneapolis Charter Commission approved a referendum increasing the filing fee from $20 to $500. The proposal was approved by voters on November 4, 2014.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election, Background, Campaign
In a blog letter dated November 7, 2016, a housing activist and longtime Minneapolis resident known as Captain Jack Sparrow announced his candidacy for mayor in the 2017 election; this was his third election campaign for office in the past 6 years. Nekima Levy-Pounds, an attorney, civil rights activist, and former president of the Minneapolis NAACP, was one of the first candidates to begin their campaign, with an announcement on November 14, 2016. Hodges announced her re-election campaign on December 15, 2016.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election, Background, Campaign
City Council member Jacob Frey and filmmaker Aswar Rahman entered in early January, while State Representative Raymond Dehn and theatre executive Tom Hoch announced their campaigns in February. David John Wilson, an active member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) party, entered the race during the candidate filing period in August 2017, but he declined to identify by party affiliation in favor of the stated principle "Rainbows Butterflies Unicorns". Ian Simpson ran under the platform of the Idea Party, which asks the citizens of Minneapolis to pitch in their own creative solutions for change.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election, Background, Campaign
Formal candidate filing began on August 1, 2017. Political parties held caucuses and conventions in the spring and summer, deciding whether to endorse a candidate for election. The DFL did not endorse a Minneapolis mayoral candidate at its July 2017 convention.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election, Background, Campaign
On October 27, the Star Tribune editorial staff endorsed Jacob Frey for mayor. This was followed by an endorsement of Frey by the Minnesota Daily on October 30.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election, Results
No candidate achieved a majority in the first round on election night. Several rounds of vote transfers were necessary to determine a winner, a process which did not start until the next day.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election, Results
Candidates whose total votes in all ranked positions are less than the highest votes in first rank are immediately eliminated. In 2017 five candidates remained for the sequential elimination process.


2017 Minneapolis mayoral election, Results
With four rounds of elimination, Jacob Frey was announced as the winner on Wednesday, November 8, at 2 pm, 18 hours after the polls closed.


2017 Minneapolis municipal election
A general election was held in Minneapolis on November 7, 2017. Minneapolis's mayor was up for election as well as all the seats on the City Council, the two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the


2017 Minneapolis municipal election
seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Voters were able to rank up to three candidates for each office in order of preference.


2017 Minneapolis municipal election, Mayor
Incumbent Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Mayor Betsy Hodges sought re-election to a second term among a field of 16 candidates. Jacob Frey won after five rounds of vote tabulations via instant-runoff voting.


2017 Minneapolis municipal election, City Council
All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council were up for election. 13 members were elected from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting.


2017 Minneapolis municipal election, Board of Estimate and Taxation
The two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation were up for election. Two members were elected from one citywide, at-large district via the single transferable vote.


2017 Minneapolis municipal election, Park and Recreation Board
All nine seats on the Park and Recreation Board were up for election. Three members were elected from one citywide, at-large district via the single transferable vote and six from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting.


2017 Minneapolis municipal election, Park and Recreation Board, Results
Incumbents Meg Forney (At-large), Steffanie Musich (District 5), and Brad Bourn (District 6) were re-elected. Also elected were at-large candidates LaTrisha Vetaw and Londel French, Chris Meyer (District 1), Kale Severson (District 2), Abdikadir "AK" Hassan (District 3), and Jono Cowgill (District 4).


2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gophers were led by first-year head coach P. J. Fleck and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota competed as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the West Division.


2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Schedule
The Gophers' 2017 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games. Minnesota hosted two of its non-conference games; against Buffalo from the MAC and against Middle Tennessee from Conference USA; the Gophers played on the road against Oregon State from the Pac-12.


2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Schedule
The Gophers played nine conference games; they hosted Maryland, Michigan State, Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. They traveled to Purdue, Iowa, and Michigan, and Northwestern.


2017 Minnesota House of Representatives District 32B special election
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 14, 2017, to elect a new representative for District 32B in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by a ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court that incumbent Bob Barrett was ineligible to be a candidate in the general election on November 8, 2016. Anne Neu, the Republican nominee, won the special election.


2017 Minnesota House of Representatives District 32B special election, Background
On August 26, 2016, Minnesota Second District Court judge George Stephenson found that Republican incumbent Bob Barrett did not reside in District 32B. Candidates for the Minnesota Legislature must reside in the district in which they are running for the preceding six months of the election. The case was referred to the Minnesota Supreme Court and on September 8, 2016, it ruled Barrett ineligible to be a candidate in District 32B. A vacancy in nomination less than 80 days of a general election results in an automatic special election.


2017 Minnesota House of Representatives District 32B special election, Candidates
All the candidates of the general election—except for Barrett—were automatically candidates of the special election. In this case, Laurie Warner was the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominee. The Republicans selected Anne Neu to be their nominee.


2017 Minnesota Lynx season
The 2017 WNBA season of the Minnesota Lynx is their 19th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Lynx finished the 2016 season with a record of 28–6, finishing first in the Western Conference (and the league as a whole) and qualifying for the playoffs, before ultimately beating Los Angeles in the WNBA Finals to win their league-tying best fourth championship.


2017 Minnesota Lynx season
The Lynx moved from their normal home, Target Center in Minneapolis, to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for the 2017 season due to the renovation that would be taking place at Target Center. Due to the Minnesota Wild season beginning, the Lynx announced that the entirety of their playoff run would be played at the University of Minnesota's Williams Arena.


2017 Minnesota Lynx season
The Lynx opened the season on May 14 with a 70–61 victory over the Chicago Sky. Sylvia Fowles led the way with 26 points and 10 rebounds. During the May 20 game versus the Dallas Wings, Rebekkah Brunson recorded her 3,000th career rebound, becoming the fifth player in league history to do so. Cheryl Reeve was named the inaugural WNBA Coach of the Month for the month of May. Lindsay Whalen became the all-time winningest player in WNBA history with 295 wins, with a June 9 victory over the Washington Mystics. The win broke the tie with Swin Cash, giving Whalen first place in that category all by herself.


2017 Minnesota Lynx season
With the win against the San Antonio Stars on June 25, Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Maya Moore, and Lindsay Whalen became the winningest quartet in WNBA History with 122 wins, passing the Los Angeles Sparks quartet of Tamecka Dixon, Lisa Leslie, Mwadi Mabika, and Delisha Milton-Jones who recorded 121 from 1999 to 2004. During the July 6 victory over the Sparks, Maya Moore scored her 4,000th career point.


2017 Minnesota Lynx season
Four Lynx players were named to the West All-Star Team - Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles, Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson. Moore and Fowles were named starters, while Augustus and Brunson were named reserves. Brunson was selected as a replacement player for the injured Brittney Griner. During the July 16 game versus the Phoenix Mercury, Sylvia Fowles scored her 4,000th career point. Sylvia Fowles recorded her 500th career block during the July 25 game versus the New York Liberty, becoming the seventh person in league history to do so. Fowles grabbed her 2,500th career rebound during the August 8 game versus the Atlanta Dream. She became the 10th player in league history to reach that milestone.


2017 Minnesota Lynx season
The Lynx unveiled their new logo, which will be used in the 2018 season, at the halftime of the August 11 game versus the Los Angeles Sparks.


2017 Minnesota Lynx season
The team made WNBA history with the 111–52 victory over the Indiana Fever, breaking the WNBA record for margin of victory (59), largest run (37-0), and largest halftime lead (45). They also broke Lynx franchise records for most points in a half (68) and most field goals in any half (27), while tying a record for most points in any quarter (37). During the same game, Jia Perkins passed Katie Douglas on the WNBA all-time steals list to move into fifth place. After beating the San Antonio Stars on August 25 to begin a 3-game road trip, the Lynx clinched a spot in the WNBA semifinals.


2017 Minnesota Lynx season
With their August 30 victory over the Indiana Fever, the Lynx recorded their 25th win of the season, which they have now done for six seasons in team history, tying a WNBA record. During the September 1 game versus the Chicago Sky, Maya Moore passed Katie Smith for the franchise record for career 3-pointers. On September 2, the WNBA and the Lynx announced that Minnesota would be the host of the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game. This would be the first time that the Lynx have hosted the All-Star Game. Following their regular season finale victory over the Washington Mystics, the Lynx clinched the overall top seed in the 2017 WNBA Playoffs.


2017 Minnesota Lynx season
By earning the top seed in the playoffs, the Lynx advanced to the semifinal round and faced the Washington Mystics. The Lynx swept the Mystics 3–0 to advance to the WNBA Finals. It is the Lynx's sixth time in seven years advancing to the Finals. The Lynx defeated the Los Angeles Sparks in 5 games to win their fourth WNBA championship in seven years, tying the now-defunct Houston Comets for most championship titles.


2017 Minnesota Twins season
The 2017 Minnesota Twins season  was the 57th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their eighth season at Target Field and the 117th overall in the American League. The Twins began the season on April 3 at home against the Kansas City Royals and finished the year on October 1 at home against the Detroit Tigers.


2017 Minnesota Twins season
On September 27, the Twins clinched the second wild-card berth to become the first team in Major League Baseball history to reach the postseason after losing 100 games the previous season. They lost to the New York Yankees in the Wild Card Game.


2017 Minnesota Twins season, Offseason and spring training
The Twins recorded a 16–13 win–loss record in spring training. Three games finished tied and were therefore not included in the standings.


2017 Minnesota United FC season
The 2017 Minnesota United FC season was the eighth season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their first season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United played at TCF Bank Stadium and was coached by Adrian Heath, who still coaches United. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.


2017 Minnesota United FC season
This was the first year that a first-division American soccer team had played in Minnesota since the Minnesota Strikers in 1984. Between that time, the Minnesota Thunder and the NASL Minnesota United FC played in the second division.


2017 Minnesota United FC season, Transfers, MLS Expansion Draft
The MLS Expansion Draft took place on December 13, 2016.


2017 Minnesota United FC season, Transfers, MLS SuperDraft
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.


2017 Minnesota United FC season, Transfers, MLS SuperDraft
Rounds 1 and 2 of the SuperDraft took place on January 13, 2017. Rounds 3 and 4 of the SuperDraft took place on January 17, 2017.


2017 Minnesota Vikings season
The 2017 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 57th in the National Football League, and their fourth under head coach Mike Zimmer.


2017 Minnesota Vikings season
With the team's home stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium, scheduled to host Super Bowl LII at the end of the season, the Vikings attempted to make history as the first team to play the Super Bowl on their home field; in recording their best regular season record since 1998, they clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2009 and became the eighth team in the Super Bowl era to qualify for the playoffs in a season in which their stadium hosted the Super Bowl. They defeated the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional Round 29–24 on a walk-off play referred to as the "Minneapolis Miracle", but lost 38–7 to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.


2017 Minnesota Vikings season
This was the first season since 2006 without star running back Adrian Peterson on the roster, as the team declined his contract option in February.


2017 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason, Schedule
The Vikings' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 10.


2017 Minnesota Vikings season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at (1) Philadelphia Eagles
With their win against the Saints in the NFC Divisional Round, Minnesota became the first team in the Super Bowl era to advance to the conference championship game the same year they hosted the Super Bowl. Despite going to Lincoln Financial Field as three-point favorites, primarily due to a general lack of confidence in Eagles second-string quarterback Nick Foles, the Vikings lost in a massive upset to the number 1 seeded Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 38–7.


2017 Minnesota Vikings season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at (1) Philadelphia Eagles
Although the Vikings took an early lead on their opening drive via a pass from Case Keenum to Kyle Rudolph, the Eagles leveled the scores on a 50-yard Patrick Robinson interception return before scoring a further 31 unanswered points over the final three-quarters. This loss extended the Vikings' NFC title drought to 41 seasons, second only to the Detroit Lions' 48.


2017 Minnesota Vikings season, Pro Bowl
Four Vikings players were elected to the Pro Bowl when the rosters were announced on December 19, 2017, with three-time selection Everson Griffen, two-time selection Xavier Rhodes and first-timer Adam Thielen all named as starters, while Griffen's fellow third-timer Anthony Barr was named on the bench at outside linebacker behind the Cardinals' Chandler Jones and the Redskins' Ryan Kerrigan. Safety Harrison Smith was rated as the best safety in the league by Pro Football Focus over the course of the season, but was not included in the roster for the Pro Bowl, leading to some considering him to be one of the biggest snubs of the season.


2017 Minnesota Vikings season, Pro Bowl
Smith was eventually named to the NFC's Pro Bowl roster on January 22, after New York Giants safety Landon Collins withdrew due to injury. Kyle Rudolph was also included after Jimmy Graham pulled out with an injury, while Linval Joseph took the place of the Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles' Fletcher Cox. Smith will be appearing in his third straight Pro Bowl, while Rudolph and Joseph are appearing in their second career Pro Bowls. Barr and Griffen also pulled out of the Pro Bowl due to injury, replaced by Thomas Davis and Michael Bennett respectively.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes
The following is a list of tornadoes that touched down in Minnesota during 2017. The state receives an average of 28 tornadoes per year. 2017 was a well above average year, with 61 confirmed tornado touchdowns. Fifty-nine of the tornadoes (97%) were considered weak, rated EF0 or EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The remaining two tornadoes were rated as strong at EF2.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes
The earliest tornadoes on record in the state touched down on March 6, 2017 with all tornadoes being rated EF1.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, March, March 6
A powerful jet caused a surface low to develop over the eastern Dakotas. Warm moist air ahead of this surface low led to instability, and the wind shear profile was favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, May, May 17
Two weak tornadoes touched down in Wabasha County during the late afternoon and evening hours of May 17.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, June, June 10
A weak tornado developed in the overnight hours in Hubbard County.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, June, June 11
A weak tornado developed in the early morning hours in Kandiyohi County.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, June, June 13
A few tornadoes touched down through the evening hours in association with a QLCS.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, June, June 21
Two weak tornadoes formed in Wilkin County during the early evening hours.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, July, July 11
The most significant tornadoes of the year touched down in Norman and Clay counties, with the three combined tornadoes producing an estimated $1 million in damage.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, July, July 12
A few tornadoes touched down through the evening hours in association with a QLCS.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, July, July 17
A few tornadoes touched down through the evening hours in association with a QLCS.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, July, July 19
Five tornadoes touched down in southern parts of the state during the afternoon hours.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, July, July 21
Two weak tornadoes formed in northwest Minnesota during the afternoon hours.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, August, August 3
A few waterspouts touched down in Cass County on Lake Winnibigoshish.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, August, August 16
The largest tornado day of the year occurred with eleven total tornadoes reported on August 16.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, August, August 18
Three weak tornadoes touched down in Nobles County during the evening hours.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, September, September 19
A weak tornado touched down in Norman County, the same system spawned more tornadoes later in the night over portions of central Minnesota.


2017 Minnesota tornadoes, September, September 20
The second largest tornado day of the year occurred on September 20, with seven confirmed tornadoes.


2017 Minor Counties Championship
The 2017 Minor Counties Championship was the 113th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the fourth under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It was contested in two divisions. Berkshire were the defending champions and retained their title by defeating Lincolnshire in a repeat of the 2016 final. The final was played in Bodicote, Oxfordshire, with Berkshire winning by 6 wickets.


2017 Minor Counties Championship, Standings, Format
Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. In a match reduced to a single innings, teams receive 12 points for a win, 8 for a draw (6 if less than 20 overs per side) and 4 points for losing. For matches abandoned without play, both sides receive 8 points. Bonus points (a maximum of 4 batting points and 4 bowling points) may be scored during the first 90 overs of each team's first innings.


2017 Minor Counties Championship, Final
The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division, Berkshire and Lincolnshire – A repeat of the 2016 final. It began on 27 August 2016 at Banbury with the result being a victory for Berkshire by 6 wickets. Berkshire retained the title whilst Lincolnshire's most recent victory was in 2003.


2017 Minya bus attack
On 26 May 2017, masked gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying Copts from Maghagha in Egypt's Minya Governorate to the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor, killing at least 28 people and injuring 22 others.


2017 Minya bus attack, Background
Copts have faced growing persecution and sectarian violence in Egypt since the early 2010s. In February 2017, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Sinai chapter called for attacks on Christians, causing hundreds of Christians in the North Sinai region to flee their homes and avoid celebrating the Easter holiday. On 9 April 2017, Palm Sunday, ISIS-SP bombed two Coptic churches—St. George's Church in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta on the Nile delta, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the principal church in Alexandria—killing 45 people and injuring at least 125 others. In response to the Palm Sunday attacks, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced a nationwide three-month-long state of emergency.


2017 Minya bus attack, Attack
The three-vehicle convoy was near the village of Adwa in northern Minya Governorate, near the border with Beni Suef Governorate, when it was ambushed on a road to the monastery by 8-10 Arab tribesmen with guns reportedly in military-style uniforms. Attackers shot at a mini-bus containing children, killing at least six, including a four-year-old and two-year-old. Gunmen also entered a bus in the convoy, stealing phones and jewelry from female riders and killing the men, "leaving Islamist leaflets among the bodies."


2017 Minya bus attack, Attack
Some men and boys were also removed from the bus and asked to recite the Shahada, and they were shot dead when they refused to do so. A pickup truck in the convoy with workmen headed to the monastery was also targeted, and at least eight workers were killed. After the attack, the gunmen drove off in three four-wheel drive vehicles.


2017 Minya bus attack, Attack
No group took immediate responsibility for the attack, although analysts suspected that ISIS was responsible. Amaq News Agency attributed it to "(a) group that belongs to Islamic State". ISIS later released an official statement claiming credit. Others have argued, however, that al-Qaeda loyalist Hesham Ashmawy and his al-Mourabitoun network were responsible for the Minya attack.


2017 Minya bus attack, Response
After the attack, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi organized an emergency meeting with top security officials. Security forces in Minya sent out patrols and set up checkpoints along roads in the area in an attempt to find the attackers. In the evening of the day of the attacks, the president appeared on television to address the nation and announced he had ordered retaliatory attacks against terrorist training camps in neighboring Libya. State media said fighter jets had conducted six strikes against sites in the vicinity of the port city of Derna where the militants responsible for the attack are believed to have trained.


2017 Minya bus attack, Response
A second wave of airstrikes was launched the following day, 27 May. On 29 May 2017, a spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) confirmed that Egypt and the LNA had cooperated in targeting locations in Derna as well as Jufra with 15 airstrikes launched.


2017 Minya bus attack, Reactions
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin stated in a telegram to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that Pope Francis was "deeply saddened to learn of the barbaric attack" and that he expressed his "heartfelt solidarity with all those affected by this violent outrage." He also stated that "Pope Francis assures all who have been injured of his ardent prayers, and he pledges his continued intercession for peace and reconciliation throughout the nation."


2017 Minya bus attack, Reactions
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences and said Russia remains a reliable ally of Egypt in the fight against terrorism.


2017 Minya bus attack, Reactions
U.S. President Donald Trump blamed the attack on "evil organizations of terror" and "thuggish ideology", calling it a "merciless slaughter"that "grieves our hearts and tears at our souls."


2017 Minya bus attack, Reactions
In Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality building displayed red, white, black and golden hues on Saturday night as it was lit up in solidarity with Egypt.


2017 Minya bus attack, Reactions
In Dubai, the UAE commemorated the attacks by lighting up the Burj Khalifa in Egyptian flag colors and the Eagle of Saladin.


2017 Minya bus attack, Reactions
In Paris, the Eiffel Tower's lights were turned off on 27 May as a sign of solidarity, at the request of Mayor Anne Hidalgo.


2017 Minya bus attack, Reactions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, reaffirms its strong condemnation of any act contrary to respect for life, peaceful coexistence and human rights and reiterates its commitment and support to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the fight against intolerance and terrorism in all its forms. The Government of the Republic of Guatemala expresses its solidarity with the People and Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, especially the families of the victims and expresses its hope for the prompt recovery of the wounded.


2017 Mississippi College Choctaws football team
The 2017 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented the Mississippi College in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Bland. The Choctaws played their home games at Robinson–Hale Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.