2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
Following the incident, both of the surviving Filipino and Malaysian crewmen have been detained by the local police under Section 304A of the Malaysian Penal Law for causing death by negligence. A third person who is the owner of the boat company have been apprehended to facilitate investigation. All suspects remanded until 3 February, which then extended to 5 February. The boat registration status are also been investigated whether the boat is registered in Sabah or other place.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
According to Sabah State Tourism, Culture and Environment Assistant Minister Pang Yuk Ming, normal catamarans registered outside Sabah could carry more than 30 passengers, but for Sabah the state government limits the number of passengers to no more than 12 passengers for tourism purposes. The minister also said the boat operator did not have permission from the authorities to use the jetty in Tanjung Aru from which they departed, adding the operator change the route due to the traffic conditions from the main jetty of Jesselton Point.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
The minister suspecting the crews may have wanted to avoid law regulations from tourism authorities such as the additional fees, checking of passenger capacity limit for a boat to depart and the use of safety equipment as the jetty they are using is a village jetty without any authorities located. In a statement, the minister said:


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
We will wait for the investigation to know whether there were elements of negligence. But the use of the jetty almost for sure (is) illegal. There are only three designated jetties for tourism use: the Jesselton pier and two others in Sutera Harbour resort and Shangri-la Tanjung Aru resort. Any other jetties are not meant for tourism use.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
However, this was denied by Tang Yeu, a tour boat operator who has using the jetty for years as he claim to have an approval letter from the Sabah state government to use such jetty. This was also supported by the Tanjung Aru Baru village committee chief leader Matsah Sahat who expressed a similar view on the issue on which he photograph the approval letter given by the state government as evidence to local media.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
According to what has been stated on the letter, the villagers in Tanjung Aru had applied for permission to use the jetty from the Sabah State Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry, with the support of the Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Yahya Hussin, who is also a Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah. The letter was signed by the permanent secretary of the State Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry Ginun Yangus stating that the ministry had no objections to the villagers use and co-operation with the tour company under several conditions.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
The village community chief added the tour company pays RM1,000 a month to the committee for the use of the jetty, and employs some 15 locals to work as boatmen and security guards, as stipulated by the agreement. The tour boat operator also denied the claim by Sabah Tourism Assistant Minister that their crews wanted to avoid law and safety regulations as they always comply with the usage of safety vests. In a statement, he said:


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
It is not about saving money from paying fees. Our tourists like using this jetty, they get to go through the local village, and it is not congested like at Jesselton. The overloading of passengers also happened at Jesselton Pier, and I was vigilant about keeping safety standards, including using an engineering consultant to check on it. We have been trying to legalise this jetty as I had repeatedly submitted plans to the City Hall for approval. As far as we know, this jetty was built by the Fisheries Development Board of Malaysia (LKIM) for the local villagers to use. Part of it is legal, while the extension is not. The other jetty (used by the ill-fated boat) is a legal structure under City Hall but both are not sanctioned for tourists.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
Due to the tragedy, the pier with benches and table from which the boat depart has been demolished by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall and all tourism activities in the jetty has been stopped immediately. The identity of the missing boat crew are found to be a vegetable seller who just joined the tour boat company about a month ago. Despite a warning to stop further activities, the business going as usual for the boat operators in Tanjung Aru according to the Sabah Tourism Assistant Minister.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
Due to this, he urged all involved parties to cease any tourism activities until an investigation is done being carried out. Adding that three-quarters of the land on the island of Mengalum belongs to private individuals while the rest is state land and we found that there are illegal structures erected there. The illegal structures will be demolished in a week and warning letters are being issued to the people involved. In a statement, the State Tourism Assistant Minister said:


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
For those claiming to have the proper documents and licenses to operate tours and chalets at the island, he advised them to re-check everything and be sure that they are operating legally. Please make sure all the requirements for your operations are met and if you are not sure, cease operations for the time being until everything is cleared. The authorities and our ministry will see if there is a need for a total overhaul of the tourism industry in the state.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
One of the resort owner in the Mengalum Island clarified that the boat are not heading to his resort of Mengalum Tour Dive and Resort. According to him the island are divided into three ownerships, with state government owned 250-acre of land while a private company owned 500-acre of land as similarly been stated by the state tourism assistant minister earlier. The owner said he only develop the area on his land, adding that he saw there are some structures that do not belong to his resort built on the state government land thought he did not know whether the structures are illegal or not.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
On 4 February, one of the boat skipper was sentenced to six months in prison, an accusation which the boat operator acknowledge and pleaded guilty while the boat owner was released on bail and will be on trial again in the next week since the owner does not know Malay language. All illegal structures in Mengalum Island also will be demolished as ordered by Sabah Deputy Chief Minister. On 6 February, following the resumnation of trial, the owner of the catamaran boat however pleads not guilty on charges dropped against him.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe
The investigation was complete in 8 February with most of the surviving tourists has return to their home country while the remaining are still being treated in hospital. The probe previously found that weak law enforcements and laws that being broken as the main cause of the tragedy in addition to the boat being wrongly depart during rough sea conditions with the State Tourism Assistant Minister told that “the probe found almost all boat operators in the area did not have proper licences with the tragedy should serves as a reminder to everyone”.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe, Trial
13 March has been fixed for the re-mention of the case with the catamaran boat owner Leong Vin Jee received six charges. The trial case was transferred to Tourism Court where additional charges were imposed. Leong together with two other: Chung Ket Siew, the catamaran tour company owner and Sharezza Salian, one of the surviving boat skipper were slapped with various charges for negligence.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe, Trial
On 7 April, families of the tourists victims have engaged their lawyers to file petitions claiming for compensation from involved quarters, including the tour operator.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe, Trial
On 9 August, the proceedings found that the catamaran were in bad condition with the owner facing additional charges for negligence.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Investigation and probe, Trial
On 1 March 2019, the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt against the three accused. Chung was found guilty of two charges, Leong guilty of six charges while Sharezza was found guilty of four charges. The duo were jailed for two years while Chung being placed on a two-year good behaviour bond with all three were also ordered to pay a cost of RM3,000.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Effects on diplomatic relations
The incident put Malaysia in China spotlight again since the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and several other disasters that have taken many lives of Chinese tourists in Malaysia with Mainland Chinese media of China Daily, China Internet Information Center, Global Times, Xinhua News Agency and the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post put a close watch to the tragedy with frequent news update. But despite all of the tragedies, the number of Chinese tourists to Malaysia are unaffected and keep increasing year by year with recent record put the number of Chinese tourists visiting Malaysia at 2.2 million, up from 1.2 million for a similar period in 2015.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Reactions, Criticism
The quick punishment to one of the surviving boat crews compared to the boat owner who managed to get bail has led to criticism by certain parties with the allegation of negligence to the authorities as well with an unverified report claiming that foreign Indonesian fishermen who save the victims. All the criticism and allegation however dismissed by the authorities with further explanation been given.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Reactions, Criticism
The treatment to one of the local missing victim families has been questioned by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Yong Teck Lee as he saw the victim families have been staying for six days awaiting for news in the city without proper food and shelter and nobody came to assist them. The party president was appalled with the family current situation and feel that locals should have been given the same attention as the other victims who are mostly foreign tourists.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Reactions, Criticism
The victim families was shortly brought to the state government attention following the complaint, with a minister said that "We was not aware of the situation and as now this matter has been brought to our attention, we will take over and make arrangements for them". Chinese authorities who taking care the surviving victims also been criticised for its discrimination towards local media while allowing their own country media to interview the victims.


2017 Mengalum Island boat accident, Reactions, Criticism
This was denied by the Chinese Consul General in Kota Kinabalu, explaining that the exclusive interview had to be done only by China Central Television (CCTV) to let the victims families in China to get the real coverage about their recent situation with other Chinese media are also not allowed to interview them.


2017 Mençuna Cup
The 2017 Mençuna Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and was part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Artvin, Turkey, on 21–27 August 2017.


2017 Mençuna Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2017 Mençuna Cup – Doubles
Gabriela Cé and Ankita Raina won the title after defeating Elitsa Kostova and Yana Sizikova 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Mençuna Cup – Singles
Valeria Savinykh won the title after defeating Ayla Aksu 3–6, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2017 Mercedes-Benz Challenge season
The 2017 Mercedes-Benz Challenge is the seventh season of the Mercedes-Benz Challenge.


2017 Mercedes-Benz Challenge season, Championship standings
Points are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race.


2017 Mercedes-Benz Challenge season, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap† – Retired, but classified


2017 MercedesCup
The 2017 MercedesCup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 40th edition of the Stuttgart Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2017 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany, from 12 June until 19 June 2017. Fourth-seeded Lucas Pouille won the singles title.


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


2017 MercedesCup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 MercedesCup – Doubles
Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Daniell played alongside Marcelo Demoliner, but lost in the quarterfinals to Bob and Mike Bryan. Sitak teamed up with Nicholas Monroe, but lost in the quarterfinals to Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić.


2017 MercedesCup – Doubles
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating Marach and Pavić in the final, 6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–5].


2017 MercedesCup – Singles
Dominic Thiem was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2017 MercedesCup – Singles
Lucas Pouille won the title, defeating Feliciano López in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4.


2017 MercedesCup – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2017 Mercer Bears football team
The 2017 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia. Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place fifth.


2017 Meridian Canadian Open
The 2017 Meridian Canadian Open was held from January 3 to 8 at the North Battleford Civic Centre in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. This was the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event and third "major" of the 2016–17 curling season.


2017 Meridian Canadian Open
On the men's side, Newfoundland's Brad Gushue rink played in their fourth straight Canadian Open final, defeating the Niklas Edin team from Sweden, who were hoping to win their third Slam of the season. It was Gushue's seventh career Grand Slam. Gushue played a perfect game, curling 100% en route to defeating Edin 8-3.


2017 Meridian Canadian Open
On the women's side, the little-known Casey Scheidegger rink from Lethbridge, Alberta won their first Grand Slam title in their first ever Grand Slam event (excluding defunct events, which are not counted in media reports). They defeated the Silvana Tirinzoni rink from Switzerland who lost their second straight Slam final.


2017 Merlion Cup (basketball)
The 2017 Merlion Cup was the 11th edition of the Merlion Cup, an invitational club basketball tournament organized by the Basketball Association of Singapore.


2017 Merlion Cup (basketball)
The Adelaide 36ers from Australia won the title by defeating the defending champions Shanghai Sharks from China, 101-81, for their maiden championship, and the second for Australia, with Melbourne Tigers winning it in 1994.


2017 Merrimack Warriors football team
The 2017 Merrimack Warriors football team represented Merrimack College in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Curran and played their home games at Martone–Mejail Field until October, when Duane Stadium opened. They were members of the Northeast-10 Conference.


2017 Merrimack Warriors football team, Previous season
The Warriors finished the 2016 season 3–8, 2–7 in NE-10 Conference play.


2017 Mesterfinalen
The 2017 Mesterfinalen  was the first edition of Mesterfinalen and the 3rd Norwegian super cup overall. Mesterfinalen is an annual game between the League champions and the Cup champions, or the League number two if, as with the 2017 final, the same team are reigning League and Cup champions. Rosenborg are reigning League and Cup champions while Brann are silver medalist from the 2016 season. The match was played at Brann Stadion in Bergen 29 March.


2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 through 28. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Sal Maglie Stadium in Niagara Falls, New York. Marist won their sixth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top six teams were seeded one through six based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.


2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Tony Romanelli, a junior pitcher for Marist, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. He earned the save in each of Marist's three wins, including a four pitch strikeout in the final after entering with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is the 43rd edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival held in Metro Manila and throughout the Philippines. It is organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters (except IMAX, 4D, and large format 3D theaters).


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival
The festival began with the traditional Parade of Stars (Filipino: Parada ng mga Artista) on December 23, 2017. Unlike the previous editions, which held its parade in Manila, the 2017 parade was held in Muntinlupa to celebrate the centennial of the city's founding as a municipality.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Launch and reform
The following was the criteria used in determining the final 8 entries:


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Launch and reform
The 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival was formally launched on March 7, 2017. As part of the launch ceremony, changes to the composition of the MMFF Executive Committee were announced. The changes were made in a bid to include more sectors of the film industry – representatives from the academe, government, media, and private sector professionals.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Launch and reform
Among the changes were the removal of Moira Lang and Ed Cabangot, who reportedly favor independent films, and the addition of representatives from theater chains. The best practices from the film entries selection criteria used for the previous edition will be adopted into the selection process of the 2017 edition with MMFF Chairman Thomas Orbos saying that the film festival will feature a film roster that are of "quality and box office potential".


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Launch and reform
New rules and regulations were introduced in the 2017 edition. This year's edition reintroduced the script submission which was the regulation prior to the 2016 edition. The festival committee will now select four scripts and four finished films that will completely make up the Magic 8. The selection criteria were also revised to reintroduce the controversial "commercial appeal/viability". The MMFF Executive Committee was criticized for these as it was alleged that the reintroduction of these old rules was made to accommodate the big mainstream studios that were mostly left out last year.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Launch and reform
This move was seen as a way to prioritize box-office success over quality films. After the announcement of the first four official entries from the script submissions, three members of the MMFF Executive Committee, namely, Ricky Lee, Rolando Tolentino and Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala, resigned due to failure to continue the reforms that occurred in the 2016 edition.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Launch and reform
In a joint statement, the three former members stated that they did not agree on the MMFF Execom "putting too much emphasis on commerce over art" and they also explained that the first four entries did not affect their decision to leave as they're planning to leave long before the announcement of these entries. Another MMFF Execom member, Ed Lejano, resigned only days after. The first three resigned members were replaced by Maryo J. de los Reyes, Joy Belmonte-Alimurung and Arnell Ignacio. The remaining fourth slot is kept open for representatives of the independent cinema.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries, Official entries
The first four films were announced on June 30, 2017, representing the Magic 8, by using the script submission method. The last four official entries were announced on November 17, 2017, completing the list of 8 official entries. Of all the 26 submitted entries, 8 were chosen for the said film festival:


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries, Short films
Aspirant producers had until September 1, 2017 to submit entries for the Short Film category. The eight short film entries were announced in November 2017. Two of the entries were animated films, Kinalimutan Natin ang mga Bata and Noel.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries, Rejected and unsubmitted entries
26 scripts for candidate film entries were submitted to the MMFF Executive Committee. Among these potential entries four films were accepted as the first official four entries. The following films had their scripts submitted to the film festival organizers but their entries were not accepted.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries, Rejected and unsubmitted entries
Other films reportedly has expressed interest to enter the 2017 MMFF prior to the announcement of the first four official entries:


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries, Rejected and unsubmitted entries
The following films were reportedly submitted after the first four official entries were announced:


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Parade of Stars
The traditional Parade of Stars which featured floats of the film festival's eight entries took place in Muntinlupa instead of the traditional route on Roxas Boulevard in Manila proper. The organizers made the decision in order to give opportunity to other local government units of Metro Manila to host the customary event. The parade was also done as part of Muntinlupa's centennial on its foundation as a municipality on December 19, 1917.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Parade of Stars
The route of the parade began south of the city at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex and ended at the Filinvest Event Grounds in the barangay of Alabang. The route's scope included Buendia Street, Centennial Avenue, and the National Road.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Awards
The Gabi ng Parangal (transl. Awards Night) of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival was held on December 27, 2017 at the Kia Theatre in Quezon City.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Awards, Major awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Nominations are also listed if applicable.


2017 Metro Manila Film Festival, Box office gross
A week prior to the start of the Metro Manila Film Festival it was agreed upon that the disclosure of sales record of all 8 entries will be prohibited. The organizers announced that the gross sales of the first and second day has surpassed the figures of the 2015 edition. On January 8, 2017, the MMFF executive committee announced that the total box office gross for all 8 entries surpassed ₱1 billion and decided to extend the screening of MMFF films in select cinemas beyond January 7, 2018.


2017 Metropolitan FA season
The 2017 Metropolitan FA season is the club's third season of existence. The club will play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the first tier of the Puerto Rico soccer pyramid.


2017 Metropolitan FA season, Competitions, Bayamon Cup
The 2017 Metropolitan FA team announced the A team will be participating in the Bayamon City Cup.


2017 Metropolitan FA season, Competitions, Don Bosco Cup
The 2017 Metropolitan FA team announced the B team will be participating in the Don Bosco Cup.


2017 Metropolitan FA season, Competitions, PRSL
The 2017 PRSL regular season schedule has not been announced.


2017 Metropolitan FA season, Competitions, Copa Luis Villarejo
The 2017 Copa Luis Villarejo schedule has not been announced.


2017 Mexican Grand Prix
The 2017 Mexican Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2017) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 October 2017 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. The race marked the nineteenth running of the Mexican Grand Prix, and the eighteenth time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.


2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen won the race, while Lewis Hamilton secured his fourth world title with two races remaining after championship rival Sebastian Vettel finished fourth.


2017 Mexican Grand Prix, Report
Hamilton came into the race with a 66-point lead over Vettel and requiring a fifth-place finish to claim his fourth world title. Sebastian Vettel needed to outscore Hamilton by 16 points to keep the championship fight alive.


2017 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Driver changes
Pierre Gasly returned to Toro Rosso after sitting out the United States Grand Prix. Gasly replaced Daniil Kvyat, while the team retained Brendon Hartley (now considered a regular driver and using number 28) in their second car.


2017 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Vettel pipped Verstappen to pole position, the two ahead of the two Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas with the Mercedes cars yet again struggling in high downforce circuits but were much closer to Ferrari and Red Bull than in the previous high downforce track in Singapore. Kimi Räikkönen qualified in 5th ahead of Esteban Ocon, Daniel Ricciardo, who had problems heating up his tyres, Nico Hülkenberg, Carlos Sainz and Sergio Pérez.


2017 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
Ricciardo took a 20 place grid penalty after replacing a part on his power unit before the race.


2017 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
Verstappen managed to force himself past Vettel at the second corner and in doing so allowed Hamilton to overtake Vettel. However, Vettel, on the entry to the third corner, clipped Verstappen's right rear tyre and then made a larger impact to Hamilton's right rear tyre. This greatly damaged Vettel's front wing and he had to pit on the first lap to get it replaced. While Verstappen survived the contact with Vettel and minor contact with Hamilton, Hamilton obtained a puncture from the collision with Vettel and had to limp back to the pits and replace his tyres.


2017 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
This left both championship contenders in last with Vettel 19th and Hamilton in 20th, 24 seconds further behind. After the first lap, the running order was Verstappen, Bottas, Ocon, Hülkenberg, Sainz, Pérez and Lance Stroll. Sainz then spun in the high speed section and had to pit for new tyres and came out in 19th place. With Hamilton now out of the points, Vettel needed to finish 2nd in order to keep his championship hopes alive and he swiftly made his way through the field, while Hamilton, with rear diffuser damage, struggled to make his way past Sainz.


2017 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
In the 24th lap, Hülkenberg retired with an engine problem in what was his fourth retirement in five races and his third in a row. Brendon Hartley's Toro Rosso ground to a halt on the 31st lap and brought out the Virtual Safety Car, allowing Räikkönen to jump Ocon into 3rd place and Stroll to jump Pérez into 5th place. Vettel, by the flag, had managed to battle his way to fourth place, but it wasn't enough to stop Hamilton, who finished 9th, from winning the World Championship. Ricciardo (who had retired after a few laps while running in the points), Sainz and Marcus Ericsson, having been running the points for a long time, were the other retirees. Verstappen won for the third time in his career ahead of Bottas and Räikkönen.


2017 Mexican protests
The 2017 Mexican protests were a series of protests against a hike in the price of gasoline by the Mexican government which came into effect on 1 January 2017. Thousands of protestors marched, blocked highways and shut down state-owned gas stations. The rise in price—known in Mexico as the gasolinazo—was a result of president Enrique Peña Nieto's privatization of the Mexican oil industry. Other factors that led to the protests include high inflation, a weak peso, widespread violence due to the Mexican Drug War, and Peña Nieto's low approval rating and corruption allegations.


2017 Mexican protests, Background
On 26 December 2016, the Mexican government announced that gasoline prices would rise by up to 20% in January as result of the transition towards eliminating price controls. Beginning with the Mexican oil expropriation in 1938, the government controlled the country's entire petroleum industry, including both production and retail sales. The state-owned company, Pemex, held a monopoly on all gasoline sales in the country, and prices were set by the government. In 2013, the newly elected President Enrique Peña Nieto began the process of privatizing Mexico's oil industry, which would eventually allow private companies to establish their own gas stations.


2017 Mexican protests, Background
The Mexican government planned to transition to market prices gradually throughout 2017. Finance Minister José Antonio Meade explained that the price hike was "an important change," which would "allow prices to reflect costs, and avoid artificial distortions." The rise in gasoline prices was also a result of the government ending subsidies to the oil industry and may have been motivated by projected budget deficits because of the Mexican peso's weakening value relative to the US dollar.


2017 Mexican protests, Background
The price hike, scheduled to begin on 1 January 2017, coincided with an economy marked by high inflation in addition to the weak peso. Donald Trump's recent election as president of the United States led to uncertainty, as he had campaigned on strong economic protectionism. Furthermore, Peña Nieto was experiencing historically-low approval ratings and was involved in numerous scandals.


2017 Mexican protests, Background
Tensions in Mexico were also raised by the high homicide rates associated with the continued Mexican Drug War, which had begun over ten years earlier.


2017 Mexican protests, Protests
Protests began on 1 January, the same day the new prices took effect. Activists used social media to organize protests and shut down gas stations throughout the country. Protestors also blockaded major highways and border crossings. Their demands included cheaper gasoline prices as well as the resignation of president Peña Nieto.


2017 Mexican protests, Protests
Protests and riots took place all over the country. Demonstrations in Tijuana and Nogales forced authorities to temporarily close Mexico–United States border crossings. In Rosarito, a man intentionally drove his vehicle into federal police officers. Looting was reported in Veracruz. In Tabasco, a convenience store was ransacked and burned. Mexico City had two large demonstrations in early January, with thousands of protestors in attendance.


2017 Mexican protests, Protests
Over 250 stores were looted during the protests. At least one police officer was killed while trying to prevent looting. At least four deaths have been attributed to the protests, as well as 1,500 arrests.


2017 Mexico City ePrix
The 2017 Mexico City ePrix (officially the 2017 FIA Formula E Julius Baer Mexico City ePrix) was a Formula E electric car race held on 1 April 2017 before a crowd of 36,000 people at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the fourth round of the 2016–17 Formula E season, and the second Mexico City ePrix. The 45-lap race was won by Audi Sport ABT driver Lucas di Grassi after starting from 15th position. Techeetah's Jean-Éric Vergne finished second and Virgin driver Sam Bird was third.


2017 Mexico City ePrix
Oliver Turvey won the pole position after Daniel Abt was penalised for a tyre pressure infringement and maintained the lead on the first lap. He came under pressure from José María López until he retired from the race with power issues, handing the lead to López. Di Grassi and Jérôme d'Ambrosio made early pit stops to switch into their second cars and di Grassi took the lead on lap 26 when the rest of the field made their stops. D'Ambrosio held off Vergne for second place until lap 43 as di Grassi held the lead for the rest of the race by conserving electrical energy to win. There were three lead changes among four different drivers and three safety car periods during the course of the race.


2017 Mexico City ePrix
It was di Grassi's first victory of the season and the fifth of his career. The result reduced Sébastien Buemi's lead over di Grassi in the Drivers' Championship from 29 to five after finishing 14th, but earned one point for setting the race's fastest lap. Nico Prost and Vergne remained in third and fourth places while Bird passed Felix Rosenqvist for fifth. Audi Sport ABT drew to within 31 points of e.Dams-Renault in the Teams' Championship, while Virgin moved from sixth to third with eight races left in the season.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Background
The Mexico City ePrix was confirmed as part of Formula E's 2016–17 schedule in September 2016 by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. It was the fourth of twelve scheduled single-seater electric car races of the 2016–17 season, the second Mexico City ePrix, and was held on 1 April 2017 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The ePrix was the only race of the season held on a permanent race track consisting of a mixture between the Grand Prix and oval layouts and is 2.092 km (1.300 mi) long with 17 corners. The circuit was changed after the 2016 race with the first corner changed to a right-hand turn and the final chicane was modified to prevent drivers from short-cutting the corner in order to gain an advantage.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Background
Before the race, e.Dams-Renault driver Sébastien Buemi led the Drivers' Championship with 75 points, ahead of Lucas di Grassi in second and third-placed Nico Prost. Jean-Éric Vergne was fourth on 22 points and Felix Rosenqvist was fifth with 20 points. e.Dams-Renault led the Teams' Championship with 111 points; Audi Sport ABT were in second place on 60 points, and Mahindra in third with 37 points. NextEV stood in fourth on 25 points and were three points ahead of Techeetah in fifth. e.Dams-Renault and Buemi had dominated the championship, winning the season's three previous races. Di Grassi, Sam Bird and Vergne had all finished in second place once, while Mahindra drivers Nick Heidfeld and Rosenqvist, along with Di Grassi, had each secured third position results.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Background
After losing the victory in the 2016 race because of an underweight car, Audi Sport ABT team principal Hans-Jurgen Abt said his team's objective was to get onto the podium. He acknowledged that winning would not be easy because of the competitiveness in the field. After retiring from the preceding Buenos Aires ePrix, Bird said he would go into the Mexico City race with a positive attitude and felt there was a possibility of getting onto the podium if his team did well in qualifying. Mitch Evans reiterated that despite Jaguar not scoring points in the season's opening three races, the Buenos Aires race showed that he was becoming more confident and wanted to carry over his momentum from the four-month break.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Background
There was one driver change going into the race. Having been in one of the Techeetah cars since the opening round of the season in Hong Kong, Ma Qinghua was replaced by the former Haas driver Esteban Gutiérrez. Gutiérrez announced he was entering the series in January 2017 and explored seats with three teams before signing a contract with Techeetah. The change was prompted because of Ma's poor performance in the seven races he competed in Formula E, but remained with Techeetah as their third driver.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Background
Buemi, Stéphane Sarrazin (Venturi) and José María López (Virgin) missed the shakedown session because they attended the launch of the 2017 Toyota TS050 Hybrid at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. The latter two were deputised by defending Formula V8 3.5 Series champion Tom Dillmann and former GP2 Series driver Alex Lynn.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Practice
Two practice sessions—both on Saturday morning—were held before the Saturday late afternoon race. The first session ran for 45 minutes; the second for 30 minutes. The 30-minute shakedown session took place on Friday afternoon and saw Bird record the fastest lap of 1 minute, 8.737 seconds. Evans and Oliver Turvey were second and third. Vergne and his teammate Gutiérrez incurred three-place suspended grid penalties for exceeding their electrical power allowance under full course yellow conditions in shakedown. Both practice sessions took place in warm and dry weather.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Practice
After arriving in Mexico City early on Saturday morning, Buemi, despite being delayed by Gutiérrez, used 200 kW (270 hp) of power to go quickest in the first session with a lap of 1 minute, 2.222 seconds, half a second faster than Loïc Duval in second. Duval's Dragon teammate Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Vergne, Robin Frijns, Bird, Sarrazin, di Grassi, Daniel Abt and Evans rounded out the session's top ten drivers.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Practice
The first practice session was held on a dusty track, causing Felix Rosenqvist, Frijns, López and Nelson Piquet Jr. to spin and Maro Engel temporarily stopped his car on track with a battery management system fault, necessitating a brief full course yellow flag. Frijns was investigated for performing a dangerous manoeuvre but no action was taken.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Practice
In the second practice session, Buemi was the fastest driver with a lap time of 1 minute, 2.164 seconds; Di Grassi and Vergne were one-tenth of a second behind in second and third. Heidfeld, Abt, Piquet, Engel, António Félix da Costa, Turvey and Duval occupied positions four to ten. During the session, where teams assessed their car's thermal management in preparation for the race, Bird and Piquet locked their tyres and went onto the turn one run-off area, while Abt stopped on the start/finish straight but was able to restart his car.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Practice
Duval and Frijns spun within moments of each other. López lost control of his car at the final chicane, and later heavily damaged his vehicle's front-right corner in the final minutes by steering too early for turn 14 and collided with a barrier. The fastest 13 drivers were covered by under one second, indicating a highly-fought midfield battle.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Qualifying
Saturday afternoon's qualifying session ran for 60 minutes and was divided into four groups of five cars. Each group was determined by a lottery system and was permitted six minutes of on-track activity. All drivers were limited to two timed laps with one at maximum power. The fastest five overall competitors in the four groups participated in a "Super Pole" session with one driver on the track at any time going out in reverse order from fifth to first.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Qualifying
Each of the five drivers was limited to one timed lap and the starting order was determined by the competitor's fastest times (Super Pole from first to fifth, and group qualifying from sixth to twentieth) The driver and team who recorded the fastest time were awarded three points towards their respective championships. The session was held in dry and warm weather. Drivers complained of a lack of grip early in qualifying but lap times lowered when cars cleaned the circuit by driving on it.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Qualifying
In the first group, Heidfeld led the session, almost one-tenth of a second faster than Bird in second, who in turn, was a further three-tenths of a second in front of Buemi in third who went wide at the first corner on his first timed lap despite being in clean air. Evans and di Grassi (who made a mistake in turn 17) were the group's slowest two drivers. Turvey was fastest in the second group and set the quickest overall group lap at 1 minute, 2.712 seconds, 0.053 seconds faster than Abt.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Qualifying
López, Félix da Costa and Sarrazin were in third to fifth. In the third group, after the previous four drivers went onto the track, Duval was on his maximum power lap when he spun into the first corner and struck the barrier, causing the session to be stopped to allow his car to be removed from the circuit. After the session restarted with three minutes to go, Vergne led the third group, followed by Prost who lost half a second in the second half of the lap. Frijns, Piquet and Duval filled the next three positions.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Qualifying
Engel was the quickest driver in the fourth group, and finished ahead of d'Ambrosio and Rosenqvist who struggled for decent pace. Gutiérrez and Adam Carroll were the fourth group's slowest two drivers. At the end of group qualifying, Abt, Engel, López, Turvey and Vergne qualified for super pole. Vergne was the first to record a super pole lap time; he was unable to achieve a rhythm and was fifth. Engel was slower in the track's first third of the lap, but went faster in the second part of the track by two-tenths of a second for third.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Qualifying
López was quicker in the first ⅔ of the lap but was unable to go faster in the final third and took fourth. Abt was two-tenths of a second quicker than the previous three drivers in the first third of the lap. Although he lost a small amount of time in the next third, Abt took provisional pole position with a lap of 1 minute, 2.711 seconds. Turvey lost time while completing his lap and qualified second.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Qualifying
The result would have given Abt his first pole position of the season, the second of his career, and his first since the 2015 Long Beach ePrix, but his car's tyre pressures were found to be below the mandated minimum pressure of 1.60-bar (160 kPa), demoting him to 18th. Further grid penalties were applied when Engel and his teammate Sarrazin dropped ten places because of gearbox changes. The application of Abt's penalty gave Turvey the first pole position of his career. After penalties, the rest of the field lined up as Bird, Félix da Costa, Buemi, Rosenqvist, Gutiérrez, Carroll, Evans, Engel, Prost,  Frijns, di Grassi, Piquet, Sarrazin, Abt, d'Ambrosio and Duval.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
A special feature of Formula E is the "Fan Boost" feature, an additional 100 kW (130 hp) of power to use in the driver's second car. The three drivers who were allowed to use the boost were determined by a fan vote. For the Mexico City race, Abt, di Grassi and Buemi were handed the extra power and the results of the vote were announced on the sixth lap.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
Weather conditions at the start were dry and sunny with the air temperature between 26.9 to 27.5 °C (80.4 to 81.5 °F) and the track temperature from 22.8 to 23.3 °C (73.0 to 73.9 °F); conditions were expected to remain consistent and no rain was forecast. When the race started at 16:00 Central Daylight Time (UTC–05:00) before 36,000 attendees, Turvey made a clean getaway to maintain the lead into the first corner with López close behind in second place. Vergne attempted to overtake López on the inside but Heidfeld turned right onto the outside and took third from him. A concertina effect occurred between turns three and five, which saw Sarrazin hit the back of di Grassi's car, damaging the latter's rear wing. Di Grassi was required to make a pit stop for a new rear wing.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
Duval and Abt gained two positions by the end of the first lap while Piquet lost three positions over the same distance. At the end of the first lap, Turvey led from López, who in turn, was followed by Heidfeld, Vergne, Bird, Félix da Costa, Rosenqvist, Buemi, Carroll and Evans. The stewards deployed the safety car on the second lap to allow marshals to clear debris in the chicane.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
Prost made a pit stop for a new nose cone while Sarrazin elected to switch into his second car. Di Grassi rejoined the race on the same lap as the leaders but at the back of the field. Turvey led at the lap-five restart, closely followed by López. Buemi immediately attacked Rosenqvist, passing him for sixth place and started to draw closer to Bird. López began to pressure Turvey for the lead with Heidfeld and Vergne close by.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
Jaguar teammates Evans and Carroll began battling for eighth while Gutiérrez lost tenth to both Andretti cars of Félix da Costa and Frijns. Abt gained further positions to be in 12th. At the entry to turn 13, Turvey had power issues with his car, and slowed on the start/finish straight, handing the lead to López. Turvey stopped at the turn one exit.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
Turvey's team asked him to reset his vehicle and a yellow flag was shown to warn drivers about his stranded car. After three laps, however, he was unable to restart his vehicle and retired, causing the safety car to be deployed for the second time. With the field closed up, di Grassi and d'Ambrosio opted to make the mandatory switch into their second cars on the 18th lap. Although the switch would allow di Grassi and d'Ambrosio to gain positions when other drivers made their stops, it required them to conserve electrical energy later on.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
The race restarted when the safety car entered the pit lane on the following lap with López remaining in first place, followed by Heidfeld, Vergne, Bird and Buemi. López built a small lead over the rest of the field and attention switched to Heidfeld who came under pressure from Vergne, Bird, Buemi and Rosenqvist. Although he had enough electrical energy to do another lap, Vergne made a pit stop to switch into a second car at the end of lap 24 to try and to drive without aerodynamic turbulence of airflow of other cars affecting him and undercut the field.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
The rest of the field followed one lap later. Swift work from López's team allowed him to remain narrowly ahead of Vergne, who in turn, passed Heidfeld. The Mahindra driver lost seven positions while Buemi moved from fifth to tenth, both as a result of slow pit stops. Prost led the field for one lap before making his stop on lap 26.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
Di Grassi took the lead with d'Ambrosio second; both drivers were half a lap ahead of the battling drivers, who had more available electrical energy. Félix da Costa and his teammate Frijns joined the leading group of drivers after being under the minimum pit stop time by three seconds. The safety was deployed for the third (and final) time when Duval retired with a battery issue leaving the chicane. This allowed the field to close up to di Grassi and d'Ambrosio.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
The safety car drove into the pit lane on lap 30 and di Grassi held the lead at the restart. Vergne immediately pushed hard and attempted to pass López for third but the two drivers made contact at the turn three chicane. He attempted the same manoeuvre one lap later but López cut the chicane to avoid hitting Vergne who radioed that López cede the position. Both Andretti cars were investigated because their pit stop times were faster the minimum permitted time of one minute because the team believed it was 57 seconds. López drew near to d'Ambrosio and Vergne remained close behind López, allowing di Grassi to pull away from the field.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
Félix da Costa retired on the 33rd lap due to a broken driveshaft. His teammate Frijns was issued with a drive-through penalty for being below the minimum pit stop time. Two laps later, López pushed hard and steered onto the outside line in an attempt to pass d'Ambrosio but slid onto turn one's run-off area braking for the first corner. Buemi activated FanBoost and lined up an overtake on Rosenqvist (who locked his front tyres) but spun braking for turn one, and narrowly avoided striking López's stranded car. Both drivers fell down the order.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
The electrical power in Engel's car depleted slowly after exiting turns five and six, curtailing his race. Buemi earned one point for recording the race's fastest lap of 1 minute, 3.102 seconds on lap 40. D'Ambrosio continued to hold back Vergne and the remaining seven cars behind him had more electrical energy available. D'Ambrosio locked his tyres under braking for the first corner, allowing Vergne to pass him for second place. Vergne then started to draw closer to di Grassi.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
Prost attacked Heidfeld but collided with the rear of his car at turn eight, sending him spinning into the path of his teammate Rosenqvist, who was unable to swerve to avoid him, and ploughed into his vehicle. It came after Rosenqvist was sent airborne following contact with Evans's rear wheel. Despite his vehicle's rear sustaining damage, Evans told his team over the radio that he could continue, as Rosenqvist retired. Prost however was delayed long enough to allow Evans move ahead of him for fifth place. Heidfeld was unhurt and rejoined the race.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race
On lap 44, Bird passed D'Ambrosio on the outside for third at turn three. D'Ambrosio then ran out of electrical energy, promoting Gutiérrez to tenth. Di Grassi conserved his electrical energy and took his first win of the season and the fifth of his career. His victory ended e.Dams-Renault's streak of six consecutive wins, extending back to the 2016 Berlin ePrix. Vergne finished second, 1.966 seconds behind with Bird in third, Evans fourth and Prost fifth. López recovered from his lap 35 spin to secure sixth place, and Abt took seventh. Carroll, Piquet and Gutiérrez completed the top ten. Frijns, Heidfeld, Buemi and d'Ambrosio, Sarrazin and Rosenqvist were the final finishers. Four drivers led the field and the lead changed three times during the course of the race. Di Grassi led once for a total of 19 laps, more than any other competitor.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race, Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference. When asked about how he performed his comeback, di Grassi said he did not know but praised his mechanics for their work. He stated that the race demonstrated that Formula E could switch to "Heaven to Hell in one go", and said he felt if the third safety car period had not intervened, he could have managed his advantage over Vergne.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race, Post-race
He also revealed on three occasions during the race, he believed that the possibility of him winning was nonexistent. Vergne had mixed emotions, spoke of his feeling the victory was in his grasp but was happy to finish on the podium and was in contention for the championship: "We started very far away but I know I’m in the right team with the right car to win the championship. I think we’re coming back a little bit better and we’re getting stronger every race as a team." Third-place finisher Bird said that it was "a good race" for everyone who watched the event on television and the series. He stated the action observed in the race was positive for the series. Bird also said he was happy with his pass on d'Ambrosio.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race, Post-race
Vergne was angry with d'Ambrosio's defensive driving and found the manner d'Ambrosio drove not "acceptable and fair". He described d'Ambrosio's tactics as "totally stupid" and prevented him from winning and questioned his intelligence. Vergne revealed d'Ambrosio wanted to discuss the manoeuvres but Vergne did not want that. D'Ambrosio argued his driving was fair, saying he was doing his own race. He argued if the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, felt he was overly aggressive, he would be notified and issued a warning.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race, Post-race
D'Ambrosio said that from his point of view, he steered into the corner early and argued he did not change his line: "Sure, I didn’t give much space but this is racing. I understand it can be frustrating but everyone is doing their own race and it’s what the fans want to see.” He felt he could have achieved a maximum finishing position of fifth but the energy targets displayed on his steering wheel dashboard did not match those provided to him by Dragon, which caused him to push hard until his team realised they were mistaken. Vergne changed his verdict on the clash weeks later after admitting he was not aware that d'Ambrosio had incorrect information relayed to him. "Things like this can happen. I don't think there are any more worries about it", he said.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race, Post-race
The stewards elected not to take any action over the incident between Prost and Heidfeld. Heidfeld spoke of his belief the origins of the accident came from both Andretti cars being released under the minimum pit stop time, saying he drove onto the pit lane alongside Félix da Costa and ceded the position to the Andretti driver. He additionally stated that Bird was also involved and remained ahead of him. Prost was resolute that the contact was avoidable had he been given enough space by Heidfeld. He was confident the stewards would agree with his point of view.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race, Post-race
"I was on the kerb and he did not leave me any room at all when I was at his side", he said. Evans thought after he was hit by Rosenqvist, he would not be able to finish the race and felt his Jaguar would not survive such a collision in a similar scenario. Nevertheless, he was delighted to score his first points in Formula E, saying: "Those first points are always the hardest. We know we've not got the best package but we're making great progress and everyone should be really proud." Jaguar team principal James Barclay said the crash was the moment when "our hearts sunk" and felt there was no possibility of finishing the race but praised the strength of Evans' Jaguar.


2017 Mexico City ePrix, Race, Post-race
The result kept Buemi in the lead of the Drivers' Championship on 76 points, but his advantage over di Grassi was reduced from 29 points to five. Prost remained in third position on 46 points while Vergne's second-place finish put him within six points of the latter. Bird's third-place result saw him pass Rosenqvist for fifth. Audi Sport ABT's result reduced the gap to Teams' Championship leaders e.Dams-Renault to 31 points. Virgin and Techeetah (on 43 and 41 points respectively) moved ahead of Mahindra with eight rounds left in the season.


2017 Miami Dolphins season
The 2017 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, the 52nd overall and the second under head coach Adam Gase. The team came off from a 10–6 record and a playoff appearance for the first time since 2008. They were seen as potential playoff contenders and looked to make consecutive playoff seasons for the first time since the 2000 and 2001 seasons. However, the team was affected by the loss of starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who tore his ACL during practice and was ruled out for the season.


2017 Miami Dolphins season
The team turned to former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, who came out of retirement to become Tannehill's replacement. After Tannehill got injured, coach Adam Gase called former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning about possibly coming out of retirement and taking Tannehill's place. However Manning later declined the idea of coming out of retirement. Gase was the QB coach and offensive coordinator of Peyton's Broncos between the 2012 and 2014 seasons. Additionally, the Dolphins were also one of the teams Peyton considered signing with following his release by the Colts in 2012. Later during the season, the team traded starting running back Jay Ajayi to the eventual champion Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2018 fourth round draft pick on October 31.


2017 Miami Dolphins season
The team's Week 1 game against the Buccaneers was rescheduled to November 19 due to Hurricane Irma. Week 11 was originally the two teams' bye week. Week 1 would become the bye week for both teams and they would not play until Week 2. This was first time since the Arizona Cardinals in 2001 in which a team had a bye week in Week 1.


2017 Miami Dolphins season
The Dolphins struggled during the season and failed to improve on the previous season's record after losing to the Patriots on Week 12 and were eliminated from the postseason after losing to the Chiefs in Week 16. They finished with a reverse record from the previous year, going 6–10. This was the Dolphins's fourteenth season missing the playoffs since the league's realignment in 2002.


2017 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Schedule
On December 13, 2016, the NFL announced that the Dolphins would play host to the New Orleans Saints as one of the NFL London Games at Wembley Stadium. The game occurred during Week 4 (Sunday, October 1), and was televised in the United States.


2017 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Schedule
The remainder of the Dolphins' 2017 schedule was finalized and announced on April 20.


2017 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Los Angeles Chargers
After their week 1 game was postponed due to Hurricane Irma, the Dolphins traveled out to LA to face the new Los Angeles Chargers, where they won 19–17 to start the season at 1–0. It was also the Dolphins' first road win over the Chargers since 2005.


2017 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans
Due to the delayed game of week one, this ended up being the first home game for the Dolphins in the regular season.


2017 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons
This was the Dolphins' first win in Atlanta since 1980, during the Don Shula era.


2017 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In a game that was originally going to be played in week 1, but got moved due to Hurricane Irma, the Buccaneers won 30–20 thanks to three Jay Cutler interceptions


2017 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills
This game marked the end of Jay Cutler's, Jarvis Landry's, Ndamukong Suh's, and Mike Pouncey's tenure in Miami. Landry was ejected from the game after instigating a fight following a fourth-quarter touchdown reception.


2017 Miami FC season
The 2017 Miami FC season was the club's second season of existence, and second season playing in the North American Soccer League. During the season Miami won both the Spring and Fall NASL season, qualifying for the end of season playoffs where they would go out on penalties to the New York Cosmos in the Semifinals. In the U.S. Open Cup, Miami reached the Quarterfinals before losing to USL side FC Cincinnati 0-1 in a game that had to be re-arranged due to bad weather. Stefano ended the season as the club's top goalscorer with 21 goals across all competitions, 17 coming in the NASL.


2017 Miami FC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Miami FC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Miami FC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Miami FC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball team
The 2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Jim Morris, in his 24th season at Miami.


2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball team
The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, ending a 44-year streak of making the postseason tournament. The streak had been the longest in NCAA history (for any sport, and in any division).


2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2017 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team  represented the University of Miami during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 92nd season of football and 14th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium. They finished the season 10–3 overall and 7–1 in the ACC to finish in first in the Coastal Division. They advanced to the ACC Championship Game where they lost to Clemson, 38–3. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they lost to Wisconsin, 34–24.


2017 Miami Hurricanes football team, Turnover Chain
Before the season Diaz suggested rewarding defensive players who recover fumbles or interceptions. Jeweler AJ "King of Bling" Machado created the Turnover Chain—a 36-inch, 5-5 pound, 10-karat gold Cuban link necklace with a large "U" charm covered with orange and green sapphires—in August 2017. Its gaudiness amazed the team and coaching staff, with one saying that "it's supposed to be larger than life".


2017 Miami Hurricanes football team, Turnover Chain
ESPN described the chain as "quintessential Miami: flashy, swaggy, in your face, loud and flamboyant". Malek Young became the first to wear the chain, after intercepting a Bethune-Cookman pass in the end zone. Counterfeit shirts depicting the chain became available for sale within a week. Richt said, "It's good, clean fun. If we were 4-5 and had six turnovers, I think people would probably make fun of it. But when you win, things become cool sometimes".


2017 Miami Hurricanes football team, Schedule
The scheduled game between Arkansas State and Miami originally set for September 9 was canceled in the wake of Hurricane Irma due to travel concerns and was not rescheduled.


2017 Miami Marlins season
The 2017 Miami Marlins season was the 25th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) Marlins franchise, all in the National League, and the sixth as the "Miami" Marlins. The Marlins played their home games at Marlins Park and hosted the 2017 MLB All-Star Game. The Marlins were managed by Don Mattingly in his second season as manager of the team. They finished the season 77–85 to finish in second place, 20 games behind the Washington Nationals, in the National League East Division. They failed to make the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season.


2017 Miami Marlins season
The season marked the last season under Jeffrey Loria's ownership of the team as Loria agreed to sell the team to a group led by Derek Jeter for $1.2 billion.


2017 Miami Marlins season, Regular season
On June 3, Edinson Vólquez threw his first career no-hitter and the sixth in Marlins history, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3–0, at Marlins Park. Vólquez threw 98 pitches, struck out 10 and walked two batters (both of whom were both erased on double plays), facing the minimum number of batters. On June 14, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singled for his 365th interleague hit, passing Derek Jeter to becoming the all-time leader in interleague hits.


2017 Miami Marlins season, Regular season
On June 25, Ichiro became the oldest player to start a game in center field since at least 1900, breaking the record previously held by Rickey Henderson. Ichiro singled twice on July 6 against the St. Louis Cardinals, bringing his hits total to 3,054 and surpassing Panamanian-born Rod Carew as the all-time leader in MLB hits among foreign-born players.


2017 Miami Marlins season, Regular season
The Marlins hosted the 2017 MLB All-Star Game at Marlins Park. Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (fourth time) and left fielder Marcell Ozuna (second) were selected to the National League team. At the time, Stanton led the NL with 26 home runs and batted .277/.360/.572.


2017 Miami Marlins season, Regular season
The Marlins' 22–10 win over the Texas Rangers on July 26 set a new franchise record for the most runs scored in a single game.


2017 Miami Marlins season, Regular season
While playing the San Francisco Giants on August 14, Stanton hit his 43rd home run, setting the Marlins franchise record for most home runs in a season, which passed Gary Sheffield's mark of 42 set in 1996. Stanton hit the home run versus Ty Blach and had homered in five consecutive games, setting another franchise record. In a duration of 35 games through August 15, Stanton advanced in a historic run, producing 23 home runs, including in six games in a row. Only Sammy Sosa (1998) and Barry Bonds (2001) had ever hit more in a 35-game span.


2017 Miami Marlins season, Regular season
On August 26, Ichiro set the Marlins' single-season franchise record for pinch-hits with his 22nd pinch hit. On August 27, Stanton became the first player since Chris Davis in 2013 to hit 50 home runs in one season. Stanton also became the sixth player in history to reach 50 home runs before the end of August. In the August 29 game versus the Washington Nationals, he hit his 18th home run of the month, tying Rudy York for his record of home runs in August set in 1937.


2017 Miami Marlins season, Regular season
Stanton won the NL Player of the Month Award for August, leading the major leagues with 18 home runs, 37 RBI, 28 runs scored and .899 slugging percentage.


2017 Miami Marlins season, Regular season
On September 8, Ichiro became the sixth player all-time to hit 2,500 career singles, as well as the eighth right fielder of all-time to record over 4,000 putouts at the position. Stanton hit his 57th home run and drove in four runs on September 23 versus Arizona, giving him 125 on the season, and passing Preston Wilson's franchise record of 121 set in 2000. In spite of Stanton's historic season, ESPN ranked Marlins Park as one of the six most difficult stadiums in which to hit a home run in 2017.


2017 Miami Marlins season, Statistics, Batting
(Through July 13, 2017)Players in bold are on the active roster.


2017 Miami Marlins 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; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage; TB = Total Bases


2017 Miami Marlins season, Statistics, Pitching
(Updated as of Jul 13, 2017)Players in bold are on the active roster.


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


2017 Miami Open
The 2017 Miami Open presented by Itaú (also known as 2017 Miami Masters) was a professional men and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Miami Open, and part of the Masters 1000 category on the 2017 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Mandatory category on the 2017 WTA Tour. All men and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States, from March 20 through April 2, 2017.


2017 Miami Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 20, 2017.


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


2017 Miami Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 Miami Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of March 6, 2017. Rankings and points before are as of March 20, 2017.


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


2017 Miami Open, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 Miami Open – Men's Doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions, but withdrew before their second round match due to Herbert's leg injury.


2017 Miami Open – Men's Doubles
Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo won the title, defeating Nicholas Monroe and Jack Sock in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2017 Miami Open – Men's Doubles
Henri Kontinen became the no. 1 ranked doubles player after this tournament, following Herbert and Mahut's withdrawal and Bob and Mike Bryan's loss in the semifinals.


2017 Miami Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win his third title at the Miami Open. It was Federer's 26th Masters 1000 singles title and 91st singles title overall. It was Nadal's fifth runner-up finish without winning the title. Federer saved two match points in the quarterfinals against Tomáš Berdych. This marks the third time Federer won the Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back (previously accomplishing the feat in 2005 and 2006). It was also the fourth consecutive season in which the same player won both the Indian Wells and Miami titles (Djokovic won back-to-back titles between 2014 and 2016).


2017 Miami Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began due to a right elbow injury. Reigning world No. 1 Andy Murray also withdrew before the start of the tournament due to a right elbow injury. This marked the first time since 1990, when the Masters Series/1000 tournaments were created, that neither the world No. 1 nor No. 2 played the Miami Open, and the first time since the 2005 Madrid Masters that neither Djokovic nor Murray featured in the main draw of a Masters Series/1000 event.


2017 Miami Open – Men's Singles
Stan Wawrinka was the first player other than the Big Four to be the top seed at an ATP Masters 1000 event since Andy Roddick at the 2005 BNP Paribas Masters.


2017 Miami Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
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2017 Miami Open – Women's Doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Andreja Klepač and María José Martínez Sánchez.


2017 Miami Open – Women's Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan won the title, defeating Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2017 Miami Open – Women's Doubles
Mattek-Sands retained the No. 1 doubles ranking after the other contenders for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament (Kristina Mladenovic, Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina) all lost in the quarterfinals.


2017 Miami Open – Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but did not participate this year as she was on maternity leave.


2017 Miami Open – Women's Singles
Johanna Konta won the title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2017 Miami Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
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2017 Miami RedHawks football team
The 2017 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.


2017 Miami RedHawks football team, Previous season
The RedHawks finished the 2016 season 6–7, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the East Division championship with Ohio. Due to their head-to-head loss to Ohio, they did not represent the East Division in the MAC Championship Game. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they lost to Mississippi State.


2017 Miami RedHawks football team, Previous season
Miami became the first team in FBS history to start the regular season 0–6 and finish the regular season at 6–6.


2017 Miami RedHawks football team, Preseason
In a preseason poll of league media, Miami was picked to finish in second place in the East Division, though they received more first place votes than Ohio. They received one vote to win the MAC Championship Game.


2017 Miami RedHawks football team, Schedule
Miami announced their 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017.


2017 Miami mayoral election
The 2017 Miami mayoral election took place on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Miami, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. A runoff election would have taken place on November 21, 2017, if no candidate had received a majority of votes in the general election. Francis X. Suarez won the election with almost 86% of the vote and little opposition, thus avoiding the runoff.


2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup
The 2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup was the second season of the Michelin Le Mans Cup. It began on 13 May at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza and finished on 21 October at the Algarve International Circuit. The series featured LMP3 and GT3 category cars competing in their respective class.


2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup, Calendar
All races supported the 2017 European Le Mans Series except the Le Mans round, which was part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. On 4 May, the ACO revealed that 46 entries would take part in the Road To Le Mans for 2017, up from 42 the previous year.


2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup, Standings
Points are awarded according to the following structure (except Le Mans):


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 2017 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans played their home games at the Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by 11th-year head coach Mark Dantonio. The Spartans finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. The Spartans received an invitation to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated Washington State.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2016 season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the East Division. The season marked the first losing season for the Spartans since 2009.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Offseason, Dismissals due to sexual assault incidents
The Spartans dismissed three players, Donnie Corley, Josh King, and Demetric Vance, after they were charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in relation to a sexual assault investigation. In a separate incident, Auston Robertson, was charged with third-degree sexual misconduct in April and dismissed from the team.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Schedule and results
Michigan State announced its 2017 football schedule on December 8, 2016.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
MSU opened the season at Spartan Stadium against Mid-American Conference opponent, Bowling Green looking to improve upon their poor performance in 2016. The Spartans started well, driving to the Falcon goalline before L. J. Scott fumbled the ball and Bowling Green returned it to their 31-yard line. The Falcons moved the ball down the field and took the lead shortly thereafter on a Jake Suder 36-yard field goal.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
After this ominous beginning, neither team managed any further points in the first quarter, but the Spartans took the lead for good less than four minutes into the second quarter on a Madre London seven-yard touchdown run. As time ran out in the first half, Brian Lewerke hit Felton Davis for a four-yard touchdown pass to give the Spartans a 14–3 lead at halftime. MSU's offense took control in the third period, scoring touchdowns on back-to-back possessions, both touchdown passes from Brian Lewerke, to give the Spartans a commanding 28–3 lead.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
Tyson Smith, playing in his first game since suffering a stroke in November 2016, intercepted a Falcon pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown and a 35–3 lead. LJ Scott would lose another fumble early in the fourth quarter, this time the Falcons returned it 46 yards for a touchdown to reduce the Spartan lead to 35–10. Neither team scored again as the Spartans moved to 1–0 on the season with a convincing win.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
Brian Lewerke played well, completing 22 of this 33 attempts and throwing three touchdowns. He also rushed for 70 yards on the day. L. J. Scott had a poor day, rushing 15 times and gaining only 39 yards and fumbling the ball twice with the Falcons recovering both. The Spartan defense limited the Falcons to three points and 212 total yards on the day.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
In the second week of the season, the Spartans hosted another MAC opponent, the previous year's MAC champion, Western Michigan. The Michigan State defense would hold steady on the opening drive by the Broncos, with Josiah Scott recording his first career interception. The Spartan offense was able to drive into WMU territory following the interception, but was unable to score. Several possessions later, Brian Lewerke finally opened the scoring in the first quarter on a read option play, scoring on a 61-yard run, giving Michigan State a 7–0 lead.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
Michigan State would add another score late in the second quarter on a 15-yard pass from Lewerke to L. J. Scott. As a result, MSU led 14–0 at halftime. For the second week in a row, an opponent scored on a fumble recovery when true-freshman receiver Hunter Rison had the ball stripped by WMU cornerback Darius Phillips and returned it 67 yards for a touchdown, to pull the Broncos within 14–7.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
The Spartan offense immediately answered the score, taking less than three minutes on their following drive to score, which included a Darrell Stewart Jr. run of 41 yards to the WMU one-yard line. Lewerke would punch it in from one-yard out, restoring MSU's two touchdown lead, 21–7. The Spartans increased the lead in the fourth quarter when L. J. Scott broke a 44-yard run on fourth and one from the Spartan 45-yard line. Scott would eventually score on a two-yard touchdown run, giving MSU a 28–7 lead.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
However, Darius Phillips answered the Spartan touchdown on the ensuing kickoff with a 100-yard return for touchdown, making it 28–14. The Bronco offense would finally put a drive together late in the fourth quarter, driving all the way to the MSU 15-yard line before failing to convert on fourth and one. The Spartan offense would then run out the clock to secure the 28–14 victory. The win moved the Spartans to 2–0 on the season with a bye week to follow.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
The Michigan State defense played extremely well, tallying four sacks (they had 11 total sacks all of last year) and surrendering only 195 yards and, for the second week in a row, did not give up a touchdown. Brian Lewerke totaled 242 all purpose yards (161 yards passing, 81 yards rushing), with two rushing TDs and a passing TD. LJ Scott led all rushers with 86 yards rushing with a couple of TDs (one receiving and one rushing). Felton Davis led all receivers with four receptions and 69 yards. Michigan State rushed for 296 yards, the most yards rushing the Spartans have had in a game since rushing for 330 yards against Indiana in 2014.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
Following a bye week, the Spartans welcomed rival Notre Dame to Spartan Stadium for their third consecutive home game. Notre Dame jumped up early on the Spartans, taking the opening drive 78 yards on seven plays as Notre Dame QB Brandon Wimbush ran for 16 yards to put the Irish up 7–0. On the next possession, things got even worse for the Spartans as Brian Lewerke's pass was intercepted by Julian Love and returned 59 yards for a touchdown.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
Trailing 14–0, the Spartans would answer, going 75 yards and scoring on a Darrell Stewart Jr. four-yard touchdown catch to cut the lead to 14–7. Neither team managed any more points in the first quarter, but Lewerke again committed a mistake early in the second quarter as he fumbled the ball at the MSU 24-yard line. Six plays later Wimbush hit Dexter Williams for an eight-yard touchdown to put the Irish up 21–7. Looking to avoid the rout, the Spartans took their next drive deep into Notre Dame territory.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
L. J. Scott scored an apparent touchdown from 14 yards out, but he was stripped of the ball before he crossed the goalline and Notre Dame recovered the fumble. Instead of the lead being reduced to 21–14, Notre Dame moved down the field on five plays as Williams again scored for the Irish, putting the score at 28–7. MSU was unable to answer and trailed by 21 at the half.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
In the second half, MSU attempted to prevent the blowout, but only managed a field goal on their opening possession. The Irish put the game out of reach on their next possession, going 62 yards on eight plays to balloon the lead to 35–10. Notre Dame added a field goal with five minutes remaining in the game as the MSU offense continued to struggle. The Spartans did get another touchdown as Gerald Holmes caught a 25-yard pass from Brian Lewerke to cut the lead to 38–18 with the two point conversion. However, with just 1:36 remaining the game, it was too little too late and the Spartans fell 38–18. As a result of the win, the Irish received the Megaphone Trophy. The Spartans fell to 2–1 on the season.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
MSU outgained the Irish 496–355, but the three turnovers cost the Spartans. Lewerke completed 31 of 51 passes for 340 yards and the Spartans gained 151 yards on the ground. Despite the yardage discrepancy, it was a complete and utter blowout.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Iowa
In their fourth consecutive home game to begin the season, the Spartans hosted the Hawkeyes in East Lansing in the teams' first matchup since the 2015 Big Ten Championship. MSU started off hot as Brian Lewerke hit his first five passes including a 22-yard catch by Felton Davis for a touchdown and an early 7–0 lead over Iowa. After exchanging punts on their next possessions, the Spartans again got hot through the air as Lewerke again hit Davis, this time from six yards out to move the MSU lead to 14–0.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Iowa
Iowa would answer as they went 72 yards on 10 plays before Akrum Wadley scored on a 9-yard run that cut the lead in half at 14–7. Michigan State managed a 38-yard field goal from Matt Coghlin with 43 seconds left in the half to push the halftime lead to 17–7.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Iowa
In the second half, both defenses controlled the game. However, Iowa, on the first possession of the half moved to the Spartan five-yard line before Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley fumbled the ball without being touched and MSU recovered at their own three yard line. The first scoring of the half came with a little over nine minutes left in the game as Iowa converted on a Miguel Recinos 43-yard field goal to narrow the lead to 17–10. After exchanging punts, the Spartans punted to Iowa with just over three minutes remaining in the game. The Spartan defense, however, limited the Hawkeyes to three plays before the clock ran out and the Spartans left with the victory 17–10.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Iowa
Iowa managed only 231 yards in the game while the Spartans put up 300 yard. The difference in the game were the turnovers as the Spartans, who entered the game with eight turnovers on the season, did not turn the ball over while the Hawkeyes lost two fumbles. The win moved MSU to 3–1 on the season and 1–0 in the Big Ten with a trip to Ann Arbor looming.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Leaving Spartan Stadium for the first time on the season, the Spartans traveled to take on rival Michigan in a matchup for the Paul Bunyon Trophy. No. 7-ranked Michigan looked like the better team to start the game as they went 64 yards on 16 plays, but stalled on the MSU 11-yard line and settled for a 30-yard field goal to take an early 3–0 lead. The unranked Spartans were forced to punt on their first possession and, after a first down for Michigan, MSU took control of the game.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Joe Bachie stripped Michigan's Ty Isaac and Chris Frey recovered the fumble at the Michigan 46-yard line. The Spartans drove straight down the field and Brian Lewerke scrambled in from 14 yards out to give the Spartans a 7–3 lead. The MSU defense forced Michigan to punt and the Spartan offense stalled at the Michigan 47. Following another punt by the Wolverines, the Spartans capped off an 83-yard drive with a Madre London 16-yard run to put the Spartans up 14–3. Another forced fumble by the Spartan defense ended a Michigan drive at the Spartan 29-yard line with just over a minute remaining in the half. The Spartans happily went to the locker room with a 14–3 lead.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
In the second half, the weather became a major factor. With the wind kicking up and a storm approaching, Michigan scored on their second possession after a short punt gave the Wolverines the ball as the Spartan 33. The one-yard touchdown run narrowed the MSU lead to 14–10. MSU's offense, facing a strong wind and a storm, went conservative for the remainder of the game. MSU's defense did not, intercepting Michigan quarterback John O'Korn on the next three possessions. Though MSU did not convert any of the interceptions into points, each stopped a Wolverine drive at crucial junctures.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
The Spartan defense kept up its good play, forcing Michigan to punt on their next two possessions and the Spartans took over with 3:58 remaining in the game. A pair of MSU first downs, their first first downs of the half, appeared to seal the win for MSU, but penalties set the Wolverines up with the ball at their own 20 with 34 seconds to go. Another personal foul penalty on the Spartans following 15-yard gain gave Michigan the ball at midfield. Finally, as time expired, the Wolverines' Hail Mary-pass was deflected to the ground at the goal line to give the Spartans the win and the Paul Bunyon trophy.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan
The win gave the Spartans their eighth win over Michigan in the last ten years, all under head coach Mark Dantonio. The Spartans rushed for 158 yards, but were limited to only 94 yards through the air. The MSU defense held the Wolverines to 300 yards. MSU also did not turn the ball over, while forcing five Wolverine turnovers.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Going on the road for the second straight week but leaving the state of Michigan for the first time on the season, the newly ranked Spartans traveled to Minnesota. The start of the game was delayed for approximately 45 minutes due to thunderstorms in the area. The weather made for a very sloppy start for both offenses, with Minnesota going three-and-out on their first drive. Michigan State took over, but a fumbled snap set the Spartans back and they had to punt as well.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Disaster struck on the punt, as the snap was high and slipped through punter Jake Hartbarger's hands, with Minnesota recovering at the Spartan three yard line. The MSU defense stood tall and drove the Gophers back, leading to an Emmit Carpenter 25-yard field goal to open the scoring. Michigan State responded with a field goal drive of their own, with Matt Coghlin hitting from 42 yards out to even the score at 3–3. On the ensuing Gopher possession, a fumbled hand-off was recovered by Spartan defensive end Kenny Willekes at the Gopher eight yard line.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Madre London scored the game's first touchdown two plays later from three yards out to make the score 10–3. After a Gopher punt, Brian Lewerke threw his first interception in three games and the Gophers took over at the MSU 34 yard-line. This led to a 47-yard field goal from Carpenter to make the score 10–6. Michigan State responded with a touchdown drive, with L. J. Scott scoring from 24 yards out to extend the lead to 17–6 at the half.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Michigan State received the opening kickoff of the second half and drove down into the red zone, but were forced to settle for another field goal, with Coghlin hitting from 35 yards out to move the score to 20–6. The Gophers punted on their next possession and the Spartans put together another long drive. However, a false start penalty forced MSU to settle for another Coghlin field goal to increase the lead to 23–6.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Following yet another fumble by L. J. Scott, Minnesota recovered scored their first touchdown of the game on a 28-yard pass from Demry Croft to Tyler Johnson to cut the lead to 23–13. After a good kickoff return from Connor Heyward, MSU quickly responded to the Gopher touchdown with Scott scoring from six yards out, making it 30–13 Spartans. Minnesota was not done as Croft found Johnson again for a touchdown from 17 yards out to cut it to 30–20 with under eight minutes remaining in the game.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
The next Spartan drive led to a missed field goal from 45 yards out and Minnesota took over with under five minutes remaining in the game. Croft found Johnson in the end zone for the third time in the second half to reduce MSU's lead to three. However, Minnesota's onside kick was recovered by MSU as the Spartans pulled out a hard-fought 30–27 victory on the road at Minnesota.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Scott ran for a career-high 194 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns. London added 74 yards and a touchdown as the Spartans ran for 245 yards in the game while limiting the Gophers to 74 yards on the ground. The win moved the Spartans 5–1 overall and 3–0 in the Big Ten.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Indiana
The Spartans returned home to face rival Indiana on Homecoming in East Lansing in a matchup for the Old Brass Spittoon. Michigan State had its seven-game winning streak in the series snapped last season as the Hoosiers defeated the Spartans in overtime. Prior to the game, it was announced that MSU running back L. J. Scott would play after being arrested for driving without a license during the week.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Both offenses struggled throughout the first half. Following a Madre London fumble that was recovered at the MSU 15-yard line by the IU defense, Indiana notched their only points of the half on a Griffin Oakes 33-yard field goal with 1:14 remaining in the first quarter. The teams exchanged punts before Michigan State hit a Matt Coghlin 22-yard field goal, capping off a 10 play, 68-yard drive with 6:46 remaining in the first half. Punts ruled the remainder of the half as the score remained 3–3 at halftime.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Indiana
The defenses continued to assert themselves in the second half, as neither offense could sustain drives to begin the third quarter. Indiana finally put a lengthy drive together with just under 10 minutes left in the third quarter, driving all the way to the Michigan State 26-yard line before being forced to settle for a 44-yard field goal to give the Hoosiers a 6–3 lead. On the ensuing possession, MSU's offense also came alive on a nine-play, 40 yard drive, but the Spartans would turn the ball over on downs at the Indiana 35-yard line.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Indiana took over and drove to the MSU two-yard line before being stymied again by the Spartan defense and being forced to settle for another field goal that gave Indiana a 9–3 lead with 12:29 remaining in the game. The teams exchanged punts as MSU quarterback Brian Lewerke repeatedly missed open receivers with inaccurate throws. Taking over at their own 45 with 9:07 remaining in the game, the Spartans moved the ball down the field converting on a fourth and three with a Lewerke pass to Hunter Rison for a first down.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Two plays later, Felton Davis caught the go-ahead touchdown pass from Lewerke to give MSU a 10–9 lead. The Spartan defense again forced a three-and-out, handing the offense an opportunity to run out the clock with 4:39 remaining. On third down and eight, Lewerke again hit Hunter Rison for a first down. Indiana, using their timeouts, forced the Spartans into another third and long situation. Lewerke again converted on a pass to Cody White for a gain of 34 yards.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Indiana, in an effort to preserve their final timeout and to ensure that they got the ball back with enough time to score and tie the game, purposely allowed LJ Scott to score on from 18 yards out on the following play. The score gave Michigan State a 17–9 lead with 1:49 remaining. the MSU defense held stout, forcing Indian to turn the ball over on downs, allowing MSU to run out the clock for the win.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Cody White led all receivers with seven receptions for 99 yards and L. J. Scott rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. Joe Bachie recorded a career high 13 tackles, including a forced fumble. For the third time on the season, the defense did not allow an offensive touchdown. With the win, Michigan State reclaimed the Old Brass Spittoon and became bowl eligible. The win moved MSU to 6–1 on the season and 4–0 in the Big Ten.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
MSU's third road game on the season was a trip to face Northwestern. MSU started well, driving 92 yards on their opening possession as Brian Lewerke hit Cody White from six yards out to give MSU the 7–0 lead. Northwestern moved into MSU territory on their first possession, but Andrew Dowell forced a fumble which was recovered by his brother David Dowell to end the Wildcat threat. MSU's offense again moved deep into Northwestern territory looking to increase their lead, but Cody White fumbled at the NU 7-yard line to end the MSU drive.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
The teams exchanged punts into the second quarter before MSU again moved into NU territory. This time the Wildcat defense forced a field goal by Matt Coghlin which moved the Spartan lead to 10–0. Northwestern answered on their next drive, scoring from one yard out to narrow the lead to 10–7. Following a punt, NU took over with 1:49 remaining in the half and drove into MSU territory. The MSU defense finally stiffened and forced Northwestern to settle for a 35-yard field goal to tie the game at the half.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
In the third quarter, both offenses started well, but had drives stall as NU punted from MSU territory and the Spartans' Matt Coghlan hit the right upright on a 51-yard field goal attempt. The teams exchanged punts into the fourth quarter before Northwestern moved to the Spartan 12-yard line. On a halfback pass play, Justin Jackson hit Ben Skowronek to give the Wildcats a 17–10 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the game.


2017 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
MSU attempted to answer, moving into NU territory again, but Matt Coghlin again hit the right upright, this time from 32 yards out as the score remained 17–10. Following a Wildcats put, MSU, needing a touchdown to tie, took over at their own 12 with 3:14 left in the game. The offense moved down to the NU 30-yard line with 53 seconds remaining. On fourth down, Brian Lewerke scrambled for the first down to keep MSU alive. Two plays later, Lewerke hit Felton Davis in the corner of the end zone to tie the game at 17 with 25 seconds remaining. The Wildcats simply knelt out the clock to force overtime.