2017 NPF transactions, Transactions
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2017 NPSL season
The 2017 National Premier Soccer League season was the 105th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 15th season of the NPSL.


2017 NPSL season, Changes from 2016, Incoming teams
The following expansion clubs were announced for the 2017 NPSL season:


2017 NPSL season, Changes from 2016, Conference realignments
There were a number of conferences realigned for the 2017 season. In the South Region the South Atlantic Conference was eliminated and the South Central Conference was split into the Lone Star and Heartland Conferences. In the Midwest Region, the expanded Central Conference was renamed the North Conference and the Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West Conferences were renamed the East and Great Lakes Conferences respectively.


2017 NPSL season, Playoffs
The format is as follows. All playoff seeding is based on points per game.


2017 NPSL season, Playoffs, Heartland Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2017 NPSL season, Playoffs, Lone Star Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2017 NPSL season, Playoffs, Southeast Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2017 NPSL season, Playoffs, Atlantic Blue Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2017 NPSL season, Playoffs, Atlantic White Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2017 NPSL season, Playoffs, Keystone Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2017 NPSL season, Playoffs, Mid-Atlantic Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2017 NPSL season, Playoffs, Regional and National Playoffs
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2017 NRL Finals Series
The 2017 NRL Finals Series was the 20th annual edition of the NRL final series, the Rugby League tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2017 NRL Season. The series ran over four weekends in September and October 2017, culminating with the 2017 NRL Grand Final at the ANZ Stadium on 1 October 2017.


2017 NRL Finals Series
The top eight teams from the 2017 NRL Season qualified for the finals series. NRL finals series have been played under the current format since 2012. The qualifying teams are Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Parramatta, Cronulla-Sutherland, Manly Warringah, Penrith and North Queensland.


2017 NRL Finals Series
The preliminary finals are the same four teams as the 2015 finals series.


2017 NRL Finals Series, Qualification
Melbourne qualified for their 7th straight finals series, it was also their 2nd straight first-place finish. Sydney returned to the finals after missing out in 2016. Brisbane qualified for the 4th straight year. Parramatta made their first finals appearance since the 2009 Grand Final, it was also their first top four finish since 2005. Cronulla returned to the finals for the 3rd straight year after winning the 2016 NRL Grand Final. Manly played their first finals game since 2014. Penrith returned to the finals after competing in the 2016 Finals Series. North Queensland qualified for their 7th straight finals series, giving them and Melbourne the best current finals streak.


2017 NRL Finals Series, Venues
The matches of the 2017 NRL finals series were contested at four venues in three different states around the country.


2017 NRL Finals Series, Venues
Melbourne's AAMI Park hosted 2 matches, Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium hosted 1 match and Sydney hosted the remaining 6 matches, which were played at Allianz Stadium and ANZ Stadium.


2017 NRL Finals Series, Finals Structure
The system used for the 2017 NRL finals series is a final eight system. The top four teams in the eight receive the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals, such that if a top-four team loses in the first week it still remains in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games – only the winners survive and move on to the next week. Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position in the first two weeks, to the qualifying final winners in the third week.


2017 NRL Finals Series, Finals Structure
In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. The losers of the qualifying final plays the elimination finals winners in a semi-final. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at ANZ Stadium in Sydney


2017 NRL Grand Final
The 2017 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2017 National Rugby League season and was played on Sunday October 1 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between minor premiers the Melbourne Storm and the eighth-placed North Queensland Cowboys. The Storm won the match 34 – 6 to claim their third premiership title. Melbourne fullback Billy Slater was awarded his second Clive Churchill Medal as the game's official man of the match.


2017 NRL Grand Final
The match was preceded by the 2017 NRL Under-20s Grand Final and the 2017 NRL State Championship. Pre -match entertainment was headlined by American rapper Macklemore, who attracted controversy for his scheduled performance of "Same Love" during the ongoing nationwide postal survey on same-sex marriage. The match was broadcast live throughout Australia by the Nine Network.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Background
This was the third time that a grand final was contested by two non-Sydney/New South Wales based teams, after the 2006 Grand Final (Brisbane defeating Melbourne) and the 2015 Grand Final (North Queensland defeating Brisbane), and the first to feature neither the Brisbane Broncos or a Sydney-based club. The Melbourne Storm qualified for their seventh grand final since 2006, with only coach Craig Bellamy and halfback Cooper Cronk having been involved on each occasion.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Background
It was also the first time since 2009 that a side had reached a premiership decider in consecutive seasons, with the Storm having made four straight appearances between 2006-2009. The North Queensland Cowboys made their first grand final appearance since their maiden premiership victory over the Brisbane Broncos in 2015, as well as their third in the club's history.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Background
It was the first time since the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2014 that a side reached a grand final from outside the top-four, the first time since the Parramatta Eels in 2009 to reach the grand final from as low as 8th position, and the first club to qualify from 8th under the current final eight system that was implemented in 2012.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Background
Claiming their third minor premiership, the Melbourne Storm finished the regular season on 44 competition points, six points clear of the second placed Sydney Roosters in losing only 4 games from 24 matches. Their points differential of +297 was their highest amount since 2008. With a two-game home ground advantage, they defeated the fourth-placed Parramatta Eels 18–16 to earn a week off and a place in the grand final qualifier, where they would beat the Brisbane Broncos 30–0 to reach a consecutive grand final.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Background
The Cowboys only made the finals series after the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons in the final round of the regular season. This result denied the Dragons 8th spot and allowed the Cowboys into the finals instead. The Cowboys made a winning run defeating their next three opponents in the finals, all of whom were Sydney-based clubs. They defeated defending premiers, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 15–14 in extra time at Allianz Stadium, the Eels 24–16 at ANZ Stadium, and the Roosters 29–16 at Allianz Stadium, making it the first time they have reached a grand final without losing a finals match.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Background
Melbourne and North Queensland have previously played each other in a finals series on three occasions. Their first meeting was in 2005 at, the then named, Aussie Stadium where the Cowboys defeated the Storm 24-16 in the Semi Final. Their second was in 2015, when the Cowboys defeated the Storm 32–12 at Melbourne's AAMI Park to qualify for the Grand Final. Their third meeting was in the 2016 Qualifying Final, when the Storm defeated the Cowboys 16-10 at AAMI Park; the Storm would earn a week off and finish runners-up that season.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Teams
Melbourne Storm halfback Cooper Cronk played in his seventh grand final after having previously featured in every premiership decider his club have reached since 2006. It will also be his last game for the Storm after playing 323 first-grade games for the club. Cronk, Will Chambers, Cameron Smith, Jesse Bromwich, and Billy Slater were the last remaining members of their last premiership winning team in 2012. The North Queensland Cowboys have twelve players from their 2015 Premiership winning side. Co


2017 NRL Grand Final, Teams
-captains Johnathan Thurston and Matt Scott are the most notable absentees from their last Grand Final appearance after both suffered long-term injuries during the season, although Scott was named as a reserve for the starting line-up. They were replaced by Te Maire Martin and Scott Bolton (who was promoted to the starting line-up after coming off the bench in 2015) respectively, with Martin being transferred mid-season from the Penrith Panthers to cover the injured representative halfback. Cowboys utility Ben Hampton made a consecutive Grand Final appearance after playing for the Storm in their loss to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks the preceding year's premiership decider.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Match summary
It was a tough night for the Queensland side from the outset when Shaun Fensom was taken out of the game after a freak accident. Fensom tried to prevent a break from the Storm but was tangled up with teammate Ethan Lowe. His leg was forced sideways and his grand final was over after just three minutes with a suspected broken tibia. After a lengthy stoppage of almost 10 minutes, the Storm looked likely to score first despite some bruising defence from Antonio Winterstein.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Match summary
The first try came in the 19th minute when Will Chambers pounced on a loose ball 10m from his own line and beat a couple of defenders before offloading to Josh Addo-Carr, who sprinted 75m for the try. Cameron Smith converted and Storm lead 6-0. From that point on the Storm went about their business with clinical precision. As usual, it was the kicking game of Cooper Cronk which was on fire, ably supported by his captain Cameron Smith.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Match summary
Cronk forced a dropout with a well-weighted kick and on the resulting play in the 28th minute, Slater drew two defenders and set up Felise Kaufusi who had a clear run to the line and gave the Storm their second try. Smith converted and Storm lead 12-0. It went from bad to worse for the Cowboys moments later when Winterstein made a meal of a seemingly innocuous Cronk grubber.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Match summary
In a complete team performance, the “Big Three” had their fingerprints all over the execution of the plan and in the 37th minute, Cronk and Smith combined for Slater to slice through past Justin O’Neil for the Storm’s third try. Smith converted and Storm lead 18-0. Just before the half time siren, Feldt had set off on a long run after fielding a Cooper Cronk kick. The Melbourne chase reflected the sheer determination of the Storm players.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Match summary
After just one penalty in the opening half, the Storm conceded three in a row early in the second. It gave the Cowboys a rare sniff at the Melbourne try line and in the 47th minute, Te Maire Martin finally broke through the Storm’s defence to score. It was the first points the Storm had conceded in 140 minutes of finals football. Ethan Lowe converted and the Storm lead 18-6. The Cowboys began to build pressure but couldn’t make the most of further sets inside the Storm’s 20.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Match summary
Melbourne lock Dale Finucane all but put the game to bed in the 64th minute with a barge over try on the back of an assist from Smith. Smith converted and Storm lead 24-6. The night was summed up from the Cowboys in the 67th minute when Kane Linnett coughed up the ball coming out of the defence. Curtis Scott scored a grand final try in his debut season after receiving a pass from Josh Addo-Carr. Smith missed the conversion and the Storm lead 28-6.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Match summary
With the game well and truly in the bag the Storm turned into the Harlem Globetrotters with Smith, Cronk, Slater and Tohu Harris combining in the 73rd minute for a party-trick to set up Addo-Carr for his second try of the night. Smith converted and the Storm lead 34-6. It was the icing on the cake for the best team of the season. Captain Cameron Smith was electric for the entire 80 minutes. He was running and kicking from dummy half, had 41 tackles and kept the entire Cowboys defence second guessing themselves every step of the way. He could have easily been awarded the Clive Churchill medal but the honour went to Billy Slater who was uncatchable finishing with 168 run metres, setting up two tries and scoring one himself with his sheer pace and vision.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Aftermath
By winning the Grand Final, the Melbourne Storm qualified for the 2018 World Club Challenge against the Super League XXII champions Leeds Rhinos. The match would be staged in Australia for only the fourth time, where the Storm defeated the Rhinos 38–4.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Pre-match entertainment
American rapper Macklemore was booked to perform four songs, accompanied by singers Eric Nally and Mary Lambert, including "Same Love". The song topped the Australian charts in 2013, and was regarded as an anthem for same-sex marriage advocates during the campaign in Macklemore's home state of Washington. In the days leading up to the grand final, the single returned to the top of the Australian iTunes charts.


2017 NRL Grand Final, Pre-match entertainment
Several prominent conservative politicians voiced strong opposition to the scheduled performance of "Same Love", given its high-profile support for the 'Yes' campaign during the voting period of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott tweeted his disapproval of a "politicised grand final," while North Queensland crossbencher Bob Katter described allowing Macklemore's grand final performance as "tantamount to seeping sewage into the debutante ball." Macklemore acknowledged the controversy several days before the final, but vowed to "go harder" as a result.


2017 NRL Under-20s season
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2017 NRL Under-20s season
The 2017 NRL Under-20s season (known commercially as the 2017 Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the tenth and final season of the National Rugby League's Under-20s competition.


2017 NRL Under-20s season
The competition will start on 2 March. The finals will begin on 8 September and conclude with the final ever match of the competition, the Grand Final, which will be held on 1 October at ANZ Stadium. The Sydney Roosters are the defending champions.


2017 NRL Under-20s season
The draw and structure of the competition largely mirror that of its first grade counterpart, the 2017 Telstra Premiership. However, the Melbourne Storm will play 10 of their 12 home fixtures at Sunshine Coast Stadium. Other matches will also be played at non-NRL venues, including Langlands Park, Belmore Sports Ground, Redfern Oval, Ringrose Park, Cudgen Leagues, Morry Breen Oval and Central Coast Stadium.


2017 NRL Under-20s season
In 2018, the competition will be replaced by two competitions, one based in Queensland and one based in New South Wales.


2017 NRL Under-20s season, Ladder, Ladder Progression
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.


2017 NRL Under-20s season results
The 2017 NYC season is the 10th season of under 20s rugby league in Australia.


2017 NRL Under-20s season results, Regular season
Bold – Opposition's Home gameX – Bye* – Golden point gameOpponent for round listed above margin


2017 NRL season
The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, which was played at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle, and the World Club Series. It marked the last time that the Anzac Test and City vs. Country representative matches were played.


2017 NRL season, Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 11th consecutive year.


2017 NRL season, Pre-season
The 2017 pre-season featured the fourth edition of the Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park in which the Sydney Roosters defeated the Penrith Panthers in the final. The All Stars match was held on February 10 at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle. The 2017 World Club Series took place in England with the Super League champions Wigan Warriors defeating the NRL premiers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the World Club Challenge match.


2017 NRL season, Regular season
Bold – Opposition's Home gameX – Bye* – Golden point gameOpponent for round listed above margin


2017 NRL season, Player statistics and records
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.


2017 NRL season results
The 2017 NRL season is the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match. Round 1 commenced on 2 March with 2016 premiers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks playing Brisbane Broncos.


2017 NRL season results, Venues
All matches will be hosted across 26 different venues in both Australia and New Zealand.


2017 NRL season results, Round 6
The Melbourne Storm were kept tryless against the Cronulla Sharks for the first time in Melbourne.


2017 NRL season results, Round 7
The Parramatta Eels overcame a 12-point deficit with 10 minutes left to defeat Wests Tigers 26–22 breaking a 4-game losing streak.


2017 NRL season results, Round 14
After being down 20–12 with less than 2mins left, the Panthers scored and converted 2 tries to steal a victory from the Canberra Raiders.


2017 NRL season results, Round 17
The Cronulla Sharks were the first team in 2017 to have a perfect completion rate at half-time with 19/19 against the Sydney Roosters.


2017 NRL season results, Round 18
The Bulldogs scored 12 points in 5 minutes to comeback from an 8-18 deficit after 75mins.


2017 NRL season results, Round 19
Mt Smart Stadium was renamed Manu Vatuvei Stadium for the weekend in honour of retiring player Manu Vatuvei.


2017 NRL season results, Round 23
The Knights won their first away game since Round 24, 2015.


2017 NRLB Championship
The 2017 NRLB Championship, is the second semi-professional season of Dutch Rugby League Competition. Four teams compete over 6 rounds, after which the two highest enter the Grand Final. The two lowest teams then enter the third-place play-off.


2017 NRLB Championship
2017 NRLB Championship features four teams, the first year in which this number has taken part, after the foundation of Harderwijk Dolphins in the summer of 2016. This is also the second year since the Netherlands hosted its own domestic competition, following the separation from Belgium.


2017 NRLB Championship, 2017 Competition, Rotterdam Nines
The annual NRLB nines competition returns in 2017, and will be hosted by the Rotterdamse Studenten Rugby Club, in Rotterdam.


2017 NSL 1 season
The 2017 NSL 1 season will be the 9th season of play of the National Softball League. NSL 1 will operate for the 2nd year with pre-determined fixture lists and will share diamond space with NSL 2 at Farnham Park Baseball and Softball Complex during the Diamond Series tournaments.


2017 NSL 1 season
The top 8 teams during regular season play will compete at the 2017 BSF NSL National Championships on the weekend September 2-3 for the title of 2017 National Champion.


2017 NSL 1 season, League business, Teams
During winter 2016-17 longtime NSL team Slammers decided they would not enter a team into the 2017 NSL 1 competition and so LNZ were saved from relegation to NSL 2. Manchester Dodgers won promotion from NSL 2 in 2016.


2017 NSL 1 season, League business, Teams
Bristol Bees club separated into two distinct teams for the 2017 season and the NSL 1 team will compete as Bristol NSL, leaving the NSL 2 team to compete as Bristol Bees.


2017 NSL 1 season, Regular season, Dates
The NSL 1 competition will take place across the three Diamond Series tournaments, May 13-14, June 10-11 and July 29-30.


2017 NWSL College Draft
The 2017 NWSL College Draft was held on January 12, 2017 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in Los Angeles, California.


2017 Nacra 17 World Championship
The 2017 Nacra 17 World Championship was held in La Grande-Motte, France, 5–10 September 2017.


2017 Nacra 17 World Championship, Results
Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; RDG – Redress given; UFD – "U" flag disqualification;


2017 Nadeshiko League
The 2017 L.League season was the 29th edition since its establishment. NTV Beleza were the defending champions, having won the Division 1 title in each of the past two seasons. The season began in March 2017 and ended in October 2017. NTV Beleza won the season, making it their 15th (and 3rd straight) Division 1 title.


2017 Nadeshiko League, Nadeshiko League Div.1 (Division 1)
The season began on 26 March 2017 and ended on 7 October 2017.


2017 Nadeshiko League, Nadeshiko League Div.2 (Division 2)
The season began on 25 March 2017 and ended on 7 October 2017.


2017 Nadeshiko League Cup Final
2017 Nadeshiko League Cup Final was the 10th final of the Nadeshiko League Cup competition. The final was played at Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium in Tokyo on August 12, 2017. JEF United Chiba Ladies won the championship.


2017 Nadeshiko League Cup Final, Overview
JEF United Chiba Ladies won their 1st title, by defeating Urawa Reds Ladies 1–0.


2017 Nagorno-Karabakh constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on 20 February 2017. At least 25% of registered voters needed to vote in favour in order to validate the result. The referendum passed with about three quarters of voters voting.


2017 Nagorno-Karabakh constitutional referendum, Background
President Bako Sahakyan created a commission to draft a new constitution to replace the 2006 constitution. The draft was delivered on 24 November 2016 and approved by the National Assembly on 17 January by a vote of 20–7. On 19 January, Sahakyan set the referendum date.


2017 Nagorno-Karabakh constitutional referendum, Constitutional changes
The constitutional changes would result in the name "Republic of Artsakh" being officially adopted for the unrecognised country and used alongside its current name, as well as in abolishing the office of the Prime Minister and giving more power to the President to make quicker decisions on security.


2017 Nagorno-Karabakh constitutional referendum, Constitutional changes
Levon Galustyan, an MP from the unrecognised country of Abkhazia and an observer at the referendum, said the idea for a name change was brought forward after Nagorno-Karabakh politicians had expressed worry that the use of the name "Artsakh" and "Nagorno-Karabakh" by Azerbaijan for its athletic teams and artistic initiatives abroad might create the wrong impression of the region's reality.


2017 Nagorno-Karabakh constitutional referendum, Observers
Observation missions to the referendum included over 104 international organizations from more than 30 countries, 103 local observers and over 80 media representatives. Foreign countries and states who sent observer representatives included,  Bolivia, Russia, Germany, Austria, Uruguay, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, the Basque Country, the United States and Canada.


2017 Nagorno-Karabakh constitutional referendum, Observers
Artsakh representatives stated that, “The observers highly valued the Referendum as another evidence of consolidation of statehood, expression of free will of Artsakh and a process of democratization.”


2017 Nagorno-Karabakh constitutional referendum, Reactions
The government of Azerbaijan, which Nagorno-Karabakh is officially part of but which lost de facto control of the region following the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, condemned the referendum calling it a "provocation" and counter-productive for the conflict resolution process. The government also issued an international arrest warrant for three Members of the European Parliament who acted as observers at the referendum.


2017 Nagorno-Karabakh constitutional referendum, Reactions
The OSCE Minsk Group, the official mediator of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stated that the results of the referendum would not change the legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh. The governments of Georgia, Ukraine, and Turkey stated that they did not recognise the referendum.


2017 Nagoya Grampus season
The 2017 Nagoya Grampus season is Nagoya Grampus' 1st season in the J2 League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season.


2017 Nagoya Grampus season, Season events
Yahiro Kazama was appointed as the club's new manager on 4 January 2017.


2017 Nagoya Grampus season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Nagoya Grampus 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 Nagoya Grampus 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 Nagoya Grampus 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 Nagoya Grampus 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 Naiste Meistriliiga
The 2017 Naiste Meistriliiga was the 25th season of women's league football in Estonia.


2017 Naiste Meistriliiga
The season was played between 1 April 2017, and 14 October 2017. The defending Champions were Pärnu JK, who successfully defended their title for the seventh year running. It is their 13th league title overall and gave them qualification to the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2017 Naiste Meistriliiga, Current clubs
The following clubs competed in the 2017 Naiste Meistriliiga season:


2017 Naiste Meistriliiga, Format
The 8 teams play each other twice, for a total of 14 matches, with the top four teams qualifying for a championship round and the bottom four teams playing a relegation round.


2017 Nana Trophy
The 2017 Nana Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $60,000 in prize money. It took place in Tunis, Tunisia, from 24–30 April 2017.


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


2017 Nana Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw by a protected ranking:


2017 Nana Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw by a lucky loser:


2017 Nana Trophy – Doubles
Arina Rodionova and Valeriya Strakhova were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2017 Nana Trophy – Doubles
Guadalupe Pérez Rojas and Daniela Seguel won the title, defeating Ágnes Bukta and Vivien Juhászová in the final, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [11–9].


2017 Nana Trophy – Singles
Ons Jabeur was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2017 Nana Trophy – Singles
Richèl Hogenkamp won the title, defeating Lina Gjorcheska in the final, 7–5, 6–4.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike
The 2017 Nangarhar airstrike refers to the American bombing of the Achin District located in the Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan. On 13 April 2017, the United States conducted an airstrike and used the largest non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), with the goal of destroying tunnel complexes used by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP or ISIS-K), a branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike
The bomb was dropped from the rear cargo door of a United States Air Force Lockheed MC-130. On 15 April 2017, Afghan officials reported that 96 ISIL-KP militants, including four commanders, were killed in the strike.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Background
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant announced the establishment of its Khorasan branch in January 2015, which was the first time the group had officially spread outside the Arab world. A few days before the airstrike, U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant Mark R. De Alencar was mortally wounded by small-arms fire in Nangarhar.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Background
A Pentagon spokesman stated that the MOAB had been brought to Afghanistan "some time ago" to strike the Islamic State stronghold in Nangarhar, located near the Afghan–Pakistani border. The US military found the border regions difficult to control as the Islamic State began developing on the Afghan side. David Martin, CBS News national security correspondent, said that planning began during the Obama administration. Permission to use the MOAB was obtained by the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, although it was unclear how far up the chain of command his request traveled.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Background
The Army Times reported that the airstrike was part of Operation Hamza, a joint US/Afghan government operation to "flush" the Islamic State from its stronghold in eastern Afghanistan, engaging in regular ground battles. Stars and Stripes reported that General Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, said that for four weeks before the bombing, the Afghan National Army Commando Corps attempted to penetrate the area without success, because of the difficult terrain and improvised explosive device (IEDs) planted by Islamic State militants.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Background
The strike aimed to destroy tunnels being used by the Islamic State in Nangarhar Province, which the CIA originally built for Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen fighters in the 1980s.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Weapon
The GBU-43/B MOAB is a 9,800 kg (21,600 lbs), GPS-guided bomb, the most powerful conventional bomb in the US military's arsenal. It was first tested in March 2003, just days before the start of the Iraq War and is an evolutionary follow-up to the 6,800 kg BLU-82 "Daisy Cutters".


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Weapon
The MOAB is not a penetrator weapon and is primarily intended for soft to medium surface targets covering extended areas and targets in a contained environment such as a deep canyon or within a cave system. The U.S. military has targeted similar complexes and dropped tens of thousands of bombs in Afghanistan. According to Barbara Starr, it is a "weapon that would be used against a large footprint on the ground".


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Airstrike
The blast detonated at 7:32 pm local time in the Achin district of the eastern province of Nangarhar, according to the U.S. military. It was reported by The Guardian that "a local security official said they had requested a large strike because fighter jets and drones had failed to destroy the tunnel complex". According to the district chief of Achin, Ismail Shinwari, "the strike was closely coordinated with Afghan soldiers and special forces, and tribal elders had been informed to evacuate civilians.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Result
The Guardian reported that following the strike, US and Afghan forces conducted clearing operations and airstrikes in the area and assessed the damage.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Result
Casualty figures were initially reported as 36 but increased over the following days as reconnaissance units investigated the site. On 14 April, a local government spokesman and police commander told Afghan media that 82 militants had been killed. Achin District governor Esmail Shinwari told AFP that at least 92 ISIL fighters were killed in the bombing. On 15 April 2017, Stars and Stripes reported that 94 ISIS-K militants, including 4 commanders were killed in the strike. An Afghan army spokesman said after the strike there are no signs of civilian casualties. However, an Afghan parliamentarian from Nangarhar province, Esmatullah Shinwari, said locals told him the explosion killed a teacher and his young son.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Result
On 18 April 2017, one senior Afghan security official said the bomb killed 96 Islamic State militants, among them 13 major commanders.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Result
According to the Afghan defence ministry, fighters supposedly loyal to "ISIS Khorasan Province" were among those killed in the attack. Presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi told Media that IS commander Siddiq Yar was among those killed. According to Murtazawi, the fighters in the tunnels were active in the border regions and were persecuting people in the local area. Afghan officials confirmed that foreign militants, including 13 Indians, were also killed in the bombing. The Ministry spokesman also stated that no civilians were killed. The ISIS-supporting Amaq News Agency issued a statement denying that any ISIS casualties resulted from the airstrike.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Result
No immediate reports of civilian casualties were available; however as of 14 April local authorities said the fighting had prevented them from visiting the bomb site near the village of Shodal near the Pakistani border. A local parliamentarian, Esmatullah Shinwari, said that locals had told him that one teacher and his young son had been killed. Buildings in the settlement of Shaddle Bazar, 1.5 miles away, suffered damage from the blast.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Result
Stars and Stripes reported that General Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said that since the strike, the offensive operation in the area was resumed. A BBC reporter confirmed this on 27 April 2017, and reported that an Afghan officer had said there were hundreds of similar caves in the area. The Afghan officer also said that trees 100 metres from the impact point had remained standing.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Aftermath
On 27 April, two US Special Operations personnel were killed fighting Islamic State in Nangarhar region near where the MOAB was dropped. A third U.S. service member was wounded in the fight.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Reactions, Afghanistan
Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, said the strike was "designed to support the efforts of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)" and "precautions were taken to avoid civilian casualties", and Afghanistan's chief executive, Dr. Abdullah, similarly said the bombing was conducted in coordination with Afghan forces and that the Afghan government "took great care to avoid civilian harm".


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Reactions, Afghanistan
However, Afghanistan's former president Hamid Karzai condemned the attacks in a series of tweets saying "This is not the war on terror but the inhuman and most brutal misuse of our country as testing ground for new and dangerous weapons."


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Reactions, Afghanistan
The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan in Islamabad, Omar Zakhilwal, echoed this sentiment stating that the airstrike was "reprehensible and counterproductive". The mayor of Achin, Naweed Shinwari said, "There is no doubt that ISIS are brutal and that they have committed atrocities against our people. But I don't see why the bomb was dropped."


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Reactions, United States
United States President Donald Trump did not say whether he specifically authorized the use of the MOAB, simply remarking he has given the military "total authorization" and praising the US military as the greatest in the world: "We have given them total authorization and that's what they're doing and frankly that's why they've been so successful lately". Regardless of intent, the MOAB's deployment was widely interpreted as a form of war propaganda.


2017 Nangarhar airstrike, Reactions, United States
Deputy assistant to the President of the United States, Sebastian Gorka, in an interview said that the local commander overseeing operations in the Achin district was able to make the choice to use the MOAB on his own authority. John W. Nicholson Jr., commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and the Resolute Support Mission, said in a statement that, "As ISIS-K's losses have mounted, they are using IEDs, bunkers and tunnels to thicken their defense. This is the right munition to reduce these obstacles and maintain the momentum of our offensive against ISIS-K." Conservative politicians have shown support for Trump's use of the MOAB, including Lindsey Graham, Jim Inhofe, and Pat Buchanan.


2017 Nasiriyah attacks
On 14 September 2017, several members of ISIL staged multiple attacks on the outskirts of Nasiriyah in the southern Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, killing at least 84 people and injuring 93 others.


2017 Nasiriyah attacks, Background
The attacks came as the Islamic State group faced a series of crushing defeats both in Iraq and neighbouring Syria, including the loss of Mosul after a nine-month battle in early July, followed by a successful Iraqi government offensive against the nearby town of Tal Afar in late August. U.S. officials said the terrorist organization had been severely degraded after losing almost 90 percent of the territory it captured during the 2014 blitz across Iraq, including populated places that held factories for creating car bombs and improvised explosive devices. This meant that members would increasingly rely on a combination of suicide bombers, automatic weapons and other methods as their primary means of targeting civilian and government infrastructure, as evidenced by a series of attacks in Tikrit, as well as a bombing at an ice cream parlor in Baghdad.


2017 Nasiriyah attacks, Background
Analysts and journalists alike warned that despite the recent setbacks, the group remained capable of launching attacks across Iraq, especially at soft targets such as restaurants and entertainment venues.


2017 Nasiriyah attacks, Attacks
In the first attack, which took place around lunchtime, several gunmen and at least one suicide bomber wearing military uniforms arrived in three cars and entered the Fadak restaurant on Freeway 1 to Baghdad, a popular stop for pilgrims travelling north to Najaf and Karbala. The assailants then began shooting with automatic weapons and throwing grenades, killing or injuring at least 50 people. Shortly afterwards, two suicide bombers, including one driving an explosives-rigged car, blew themselves up at a nearby police checkpoint, causing further casualties. The twin attacks killed 84 people and injured 93 others, many of them seriously.


2017 Nasiriyah attacks, Attacks
According to provincial governor Yahya al-Nassiri, the majority of casualties were expected to be Iranian and Iraqi Shia pilgrims, who were inside the restaurant at the time of the first attack.


2017 Nasiriyah attacks, Attacks
The pro-Islamic State Amaq News Agency claimed the group was responsible for the twin attacks. At least one report said the attackers were disguised as members of the Popular Mobilization Forces—a mainly Shia group that has fought alongside Iraqi forces against IS.


2017 Nasiriyah attacks, Attacks
The twin attacks represented one of the highest single-day tolls of any similar incident in southern Iraq since the U.S. invasion in 2003, and were the deadliest since the government recapture of Mosul in July 2017. The Islamic State group had previously targeted Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims during the 2016 Arba'een Pilgrimage, killing more than 120 people in multiple truck bombings in the central town of Hillah.


2017 National Arena League season
The 2017 National Arena League season was the inaugural season of the National Arena League (NAL). Playing with eight teams spread across the eastern and southern United States (with one team in Mexico), the league's regular season kicked off on March 17, 2017, when the Columbus Lions hosted the Jacksonville Sharks and lost 41–56. The regular season ended 14 weeks later on June 17, 2017, with the Sharks hosting the Monterrey Steel and the Lions visiting the Georgia Firebirds. The playoffs were held in two rounds, with the top seed hosting the fourth seed and the second seed hosting the third seed, with the winners of these games facing in the 2017 NAL Championship hosted by the highest remaining seed.


2017 National Arena League season, Teams
For 2017, the NAL will consist of eight teams in a single-table format (no divisions or conferences). Four of the teams (Corpus Christi Rage, Dayton Wolfpack, High Country Grizzlies and Monterrey Steel) are playing their inaugural seasons, with three teams (Columbus Lions, Georgia Firebirds, Lehigh Valley Steelhawks) joining from the now-defunct American Indoor Football, and one team (Jacksonville Sharks) joining from the Arena Football League.


2017 National Arena League season, Teams
Each team was scheduled for 12 games (6 home and 6 away) with 2 bye weeks during the season. However, in order to satisfy their arena contract from their time in AFL, the Jacksonville Sharks were given eight home games, while the Corpus Christi Rage and Dayton Wolfpack were each only given five home games to balance the schedules. This was changed again when the Wolfpack were apparently unable to secure an arena lease, despite announcing they would play at the Nutter Center. Previously signed players reported on social media before the season that all players had been cut from the team, and as of February 20, all their home games were canceled.


2017 National Camogie League
The 2017 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, was played in spring 2017.


2017 National Camogie League
Kilkenny were the Division 1 champions, their third win in four seasons.


2017 National Camogie League, Format, League structure
The 2017 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: 11 in Division 1, 12 in Division 2 and 5 in Division 3; 1 and 2 are divided into two groups. Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.


2017 National Camogie League, Format, League structure
If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:


2017 National Camogie League, Format, League structure
If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.


2017 National Camogie League, Format, Finals, promotions and relegations
The top two teams in each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League semi-finals.


2017 National Camogie League, Format, Finals, promotions and relegations
The top two teams in each group in Division 2 contest the Division 2 semi-finals.


2017 National Camogie League, Format, Finals, promotions and relegations
The top four teams in Division 3 contest the Division 3 semi-finals.


2017 National Day of Patriotic Devotion
National Day of Patriotic Devotion, 2017 was the first Presidential proclamation signed by President Donald Trump.


2017 National Day of Patriotic Devotion, History
A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy. They are generally defined as, "The act of causing some state matters to be published or made generally known. A written or printed document in which are contained such matters, issued by proper authority; as the president's proclamation, the governor's, the mayor's proclamation." Executive orders, Presidential memoranda, and Presidential proclamations are compiled by the Office of the Federal Register (within the National Archives and Records Administration) and is printed by the Government Printing Office which are published daily, except on federal holidays. A free source to get a copy of these documents is the Federal Register that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. There are no copyright restrictions on the Federal Register; as a work of the U.S. government, it is in the public domain.


2017 National Day of Patriotic Devotion, History
National Day of Patriotic Devotion, 2017 was proclaimed on January 20, 2017, for Trump's Presidential inaugural address.


2017 National Football League (Ireland)
The 2017 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Football League, was the 86th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.


2017 National Football League (Ireland)
On 9 April 2017 Kerry won their 20th National League title, beating Dublin by 0-20 to 1-16 in the final. Dublin were the reigning champions and were bidding for their fifth successive title.


2017 National Football League (Ireland)
Eir Sport (formerly Setanta) and TG4 provided live coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. RTÉ2 broadcast highlights programme Allianz League Sunday on Sunday evenings. TG4 broadcast the final of each division live.


2017 National Football League (Ireland), Format, League structure
The 2017 National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once, usually four home and three away or three home and four away. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.


2017 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Tie-breaker
If only two teams are level on league points -


2017 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Tie-breaker
If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.


2017 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Finals, promotions and relegations, Division 1
Following the decision to abolish the National Football League semi finals for 2017, the top two teams in Division 1 contest the National Football League final. The bottom two teams are relegated to Division 2.


2017 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Finals, promotions and relegations, Division 2, Division 3 & Division 4
The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted and contest the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in Divisions 2 and 3 are relegated.


2017 National Football League (Ireland), Division 1, Division 1 table
Qualify for Division 1 final  Automatic relegation to Division 2


2017 National Football League (Ireland), Division 2, Division 2 table
Qualify for Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1  Automatic relegation to Division 3


2017 National Football League (Ireland), Division 3, Division 3 table
Qualify for Division 3 final and automatic promotion to Division 2  Automatic relegation to Division 4


2017 National Football League (Ireland), Division 4, Division 4 table
Qualify for Division 4 final and automatic promotion to Division 3


2017 National Games of China
The 13th National Games of China were held in Tianjin and Luoyang, Henan, from August to September 2017.


2017 National Games of China, Host bidding
In the 13th National Games bidding process, Shaanxi, Tianjin, Zhejiang and Hubei were the candidates. Tianjin was announced as host of 2017 National Games of China.


2017 National Games of China, Games, Sports
A total of 341 events in 31 sports were held at the games.


2017 National Games of China, Participation
A total of 10,217 athletes from 38 delegations took part in the competition (fewer than both the 2005 and 2009 editions). Among the delegations were 4 municipalities, 22 provincial teams and 5 autonomous regions. Further to this, the People's Liberation Army sent a team, and six sports association teams were entered (generally associations from specific industry groupings or large organisations).


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at Staples Center in  Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Kings on January 29, 2017 at 12:30pm PT. This was the third time that Los Angeles hosted the NHL All-Star Game and the first time since 2002.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game
The Metropolitan All-Stars won the All-Star Game. The all star game which in the past has pitted eastern conference against western conference or countries v. countries, or team captains who pick their teams, had its second straight year of a four-team, 3-on-3, single elimination format, with one team representing each of the league's four divisions. Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers was named the Most Valuable Player, scoring three goals in two games, including the game-winning goal in the championship game.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Format
The 2017 All-Star Game continued to use the 3-on-3 tournament format successfully introduced in 2016, in which teams representing each of the NHL's four divisions (the Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, and Pacific) played in a single-elimination tournament, with each game consisting of two 10-minute halves played 3-on-3 and going directly to a shootout if tied after 20 minutes. The winning team, the Metropolitan All-Stars, split $1 million.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Skills Competition
The 2017 NHL All-Star Skills Competition was held on January 28, 2017. As with 2016, the event featured the Skills Challenge Relay, accuracy shooting, fastest skater, hardest shot, and shootout challenges. For 2017, the breakaway competition was dropped and replaced by a new event, the Four Line Challenge, in which four shooters from each team took shots at the goal from various positions on the ice.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Skills Competition
For the first time, the Skills Competition had a direct impact on the All-Star Game itself; the winning team was given the right to select their semi-final opponent during the tournament, and whether they would play in the first or second semifinal.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Skills Competition
The Atlantic Division won the competition with 9 points, Pacific Division with 7, Metropolitan Division with 5, and Central Division with 3.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Rosters
In an effort to avoid a repeat of the 2016 fan voting process, where journeyman John Scott won the fan vote and thus the right to play in the game, fans were given a predetermined ballot of players from whom to choose captains. On January 2, 2017, after weeks of fan voting, the four captains were announced by the NHL. Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens was selected captain for the Atlantic Division. Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins was selected for the Metropolitan Division, with P. K. Subban of the Nashville Predators  captaining the Central Division and Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers captaining the Pacific Division respectively.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Rosters
The rest of the rosters were revealed on January 10, 2017, with each of the NHL's 30 teams being represented by at least one player at the time the rosters were announced. NHL rules that dictated that the head coach of the team with the highest points percentage in each of the four divisions through games of Tuesday, Jan. 10 – the halfway point of the regular season – would coach their respective divisions.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Rosters
The head coaches selected were Michel Therrien (Montreal Canadiens) for the Atlantic Division, Bruce Boudreau (Minnesota Wild) for the Central Division, John Tortorella (Columbus Blue Jackets) for the Metropolitan Division, and Peter DeBoer (San Jose Sharks) for the Pacific Division. Tortorella announced that he had to miss the game due to a family emergency and was replaced by Wayne Gretzky (who had not coached hockey since leaving the then-Phoenix Coyotes in 2009).


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Bracket
The division that won the Skills Competition during the previous night got to choose their first opponent in the 3-on-3 tournament, and whether they play in the first or second semifinal game. The Atlantic Division won the Skills Competition and chose to play the Metropolitan Division in the second semifinal.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Uniforms
Unlike the previous game, where all four teams had been issued two sets of All-Star uniforms of the same design, the NHL opted to dress each divisional team in a unique color for this game. The primary colors of the uniforms incorporated the historical colors of the host Los Angeles Kings: black for the Pacific division, purple for the Central Division, gold for the Atlantic Division, and white for the Metropolitan Division. The striping, which included stars at the waistline, paid homage to the All-Star uniforms of the 1980s and early 1990s. The number typeface was based upon the design of the Hollywood sign.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Festivities and entertainment
Additional festivities and events were held alongside All-Star weekend, some of which were held in conjunction with the NHL's centennial commemoration. The NHL's travelling centennial exhibits were situated in Los Angeles for the event, and the NHL Fan Fair was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. A public skating rink was built across from the All-Star Game's venue of Staples Center.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Festivities and entertainment
On January 27, 2017, the NHL 100 Gala was held at Microsoft Theater, in which the NHL unveiled the remainder of its top 100 players of all-time (the first 33, representing players who played prior to 1966, were unveiled during a pre-game ceremony at the NHL Centennial Classic earlier in the month). The special was hosted by Jon Hamm, and featured appearances by Michael J. Fox, Al Michaels, Keanu Reeves, and Alex Trebek, and performances by John Legend, and John Ondrasik.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Festivities and entertainment
Carly Rae Jepsen sang the Canadian national anthem. Pop group Fifth Harmony were scheduled to sing the U.S. anthem, but pulled out after one of their members had fallen ill. They were replaced by singer Courtney Daniels, a member of the Los Angeles Kings' ice cleaning crew (she performed similar duties during the game, and also assisted in presenting the MVP award after its conclusion). Snoop Dogg (under the alias DJ Snoopadelic) performed during player introductions for the skills competition. Before the game, the teams were introduced by four celebrities, each representing their home division: Atlantic - Wayne Gretzky, Metropolitan - Tim Robbins, Central - Chris O'Donnell, Pacific - Colin Hanks.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Festivities and entertainment, Celebrity Shootout
A celebrity game was held on January 28, 2017; the game was played between a team of celebrities coached by Wayne Gretzky (including Canadian singer Justin Bieber), and a team of NHL alumni coached by Mario Lemieux.


2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Television
In the United States, the All-Star Game was broadcast by NBC, marking the All-Star Game's return to network television for the second time since 2004. In Canada, it was broadcast on both CBC and Sportsnet, and on TVA Sports in French.


2017 National Hurling League
The 2017 National Hurling League was the 86th season of the National Hurling League for county teams.


2017 National Hurling League
Clare were the defending champions, winning the title for the first time since 1977–78 after a 1–23 to 2–19 win against Waterford in a replay on 8 May 2016.


2017 National Hurling League
Eir Sport (formerly Setanta) and TG4 provide live coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively, with highlights shown on GAA 2017 during the week. RTÉ2 broadcasts highlights programme Allianz League Sunday on Sunday evenings.


2017 National Hurling League
In the Division 1 final on 23 April, Galway won the title after a 3–21 to 0–14 win against Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds.


2017 National Hurling League, Format
Thirty three teams compete in the 2017 NHL – six teams in the top four divisions (Divisions 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B), four teams in Division 3A and five teams in Division 3B. Thirty-one county teams from Ireland take part (Cavan do not). London and Warwickshire complete the lineup. Fingal were scheduled to compete in Division 3A but have withdrawn for 2017.


2017 National Hurling League, Format
Each team plays all the other teams in their division once, either home or away in all divisions except Division 3A where a double round of fixtures are played. Two points are awarded for a win, and one for a draw.


2017 National Hurling League, Format
On a pilot basis in 2017, the hurling quarter-finals and semi-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If a quarter-final or semi-final is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after two further five minute periods of extra time, the outcome will be decided by a free-taking competition. This will prevent games from going to a replay and allow the league finals to be held on the scheduled date.


2017 National Hurling League, Division 1A, Division 1 Format
The 12 teams in Division 1 are ranked into two groups of six teams named Division 1A and Division 1B. Each team play all the other teams in its group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The top four teams in 1A and 1B advance to the league quarter-finals with the top team in Division 1A playing the fourth team in Division 1B, the second team in Division 1A playing the third in Division 1B, etc.


2017 National Hurling League, Division 1 Knockout, Division 1 Quarter-Finals
On a pilot basis in 2017, the hurling quarter-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If the score is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after a further two five minute periods of extra time, a free-taking competition will be held. Each team will nominate five players to take frees from their chosen position on the sixty five metre line. If the teams score an equal number of the five frees, the outcome of the match will be decided by sudden death frees using the same nominated players in the same order.


2017 National Hurling League, Division 1 Knockout, Division 1 Semi-Finals
On a pilot basis in 2017, the hurling semi-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If the score is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after a further two five minute periods of extra time, a free-taking competition will be held. Each team will nominate five players to take frees from their chosen position on the sixty five metre line. If the teams score an equal number of the five frees, the outcome of the match will be decided by sudden death frees using the same nominated players in the same order.


2017 National Hurling League, Division 2A, Division 2A Table
Division final, winner promoted to Division 1B  Automatic relegation to Division 2B


2017 National Hurling League, Division 3A, Division 3A Table
Fingal withdrew from hurling competitions in 2017, thereby reducing Division 3A from five to four teams. There was no relegation from Division 3A and a double round of games in this division was played.


2017 National Invitation Tournament
The 2017 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I Teams that were not selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. The annual tournament was played on campus sites in the first three rounds (the host team being the team with the higher seeding), with the semifinals and championship game being held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 14 and ended on Thursday, March 30. The NIT Selection Show aired Sunday March 12 on ESPNU.


2017 National Invitation Tournament, Experimental rules
In February 2017, the NCAA approved a number of experimental rule changes for use in this tournament:


2017 National Invitation Tournament, Participants, Automatic qualifiers
The following 10 teams were guaranteed berths into the 2017 NIT field when they failed to receive an at-large NCAA bid by virtue of having won their respective conference's regular season championship and failing to win their conference tournaments.


2017 National Invitation Tournament, Schedule
The NIT began on Tuesday, March 14. The first three rounds were played at campus sites. The semifinals were held on Tuesday, March 28 and the championship on Thursday, March 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.


2017 National Invitation Tournament, Bracket
^ Indiana Athletic Director Fred Glass declined to host a home game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall citing concern it would "devalue" the Hoosiers' home court.


2017 National Invitation Tournament, Bracket
† Game played at Texas Southern’s Health and Physical Education Arena due to renovations at Hofheinz Pavilion.


2017 National Invitation Tournament, Bracket
^ Game played at UCF due to prior scheduled event at the State Farm Center.


2017 National Invitation Tournament, Media
ESPN, Inc. had exclusive television rights. Games were telecast on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN3. Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship.


2017 National Invitational Softball Championship
The 2017 National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) began on May 16, 2017 and concluded on May 24. The Liberty University Lady Flames defeated the Lamar University Lady Cardinals in a controversial rain-shortened two-game final on Liberty's home.field in Lynchburg, Virginia.


2017 National Invitational Softball Championship, Tournament play and team selection
The NISC tournament is designed to feature forty-eight teams in eight six-team regional tournaments with the regional champions advancing to a National Finals tournament. The regionals and the Finals are double-elimination competitions.


2017 National Invitational Softball Championship, Tournament play and team selection
For the inaugural tournament, only fifteen of the thirty-two NCAA conferences sent an automatic qualifier (AQ). Seven schools having non-losing records and RPIs in the top 100 entered the tournament with "National RPI" bids. Four other teams with non-losing records against challenging schedules were added as "At-large" teams. The twenty-six teams were placed in six regional tournaments of four or five teams. The six regional champions advanced to the National Finals at Liberty University, a site that was determined after the regional competitions.


2017 National Invitational Softball Championship, Brackets
The inaugural National Invitational Softball Championship finals were played May 21–24, 2017 at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Teams were seeded by their RPIs.


2017 National Invitational Softball Championship, Finals controversy
The tournament had been plagued all week by intermittent heavy rains, In the first Liberty–Lamar Finals game, Lamar had a 5–4 lead after six innings, but Liberty scored four seventh inning runs on their home field to win 8–5. Lamar coach  Holly Bruder did not want to start the decisive game because of the threatening weather, but tournament director Dave King opted to have the game played, since it was the last day that had been scheduled for the tournament.


2017 National Invitational Softball Championship, Finals controversy
In the second Finals game, Lamar scored four runs in the top half of the sixth inning to take a 5–3 lead. With two outs in the bottom of the inning, the rains resumed, soaking the field and making it unplayable. Under NCAA rules, in such a situation, the score reverts to the end of the last completed inning. Lamar's four runs were negated, and Liberty was declared the winner of the deciding game, 3–1, giving the Flames the inaugural NISC tournament.


2017 National Invitational Softball Championship, Finals controversy
The decision to call the game was made only nineteen minutes after the rains hit, despite the fact that a games on the previous day had been delayed for an hour in one case and four and a half hours in another. As soon as the decision was announced, softball fans around the country and officials of Lamar's Southland Conference were irate. "Nobody foresaw this situation would happen," King said. "You can blame me for this."


2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship
The 2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship began on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 and concluded on Tuesday, December 12. The first 15 automatic qualifying teams were announced on Sunday, November 21, and the full field was announced after the NCAA Tournament selection show on the night of Sunday, November 26. All games were played at on-campus sites, and the finals were streamed live on ESPN3.


2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship
Originally announced as featuring 64 teams, the inaugural tournament was limited to 32 teams.


2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship
The University of Mississippi's "Ole Miss" Rebels hosted one of the eight regional tournaments, where they defeated Stephen F. Austin 3–0 and Arkansas State 3–1. Remaining a host team through the rest of the tournament, Ole Miss downed Georgia 3–0 in the quarterfinals, West Virginia 3–0 in the semifinals, and Texas Tech 3–0 in the championship match.


2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship, Qualifying Teams
Automatic qualifications (AQ) were granted to the best team from each of the 32 conferences that was not invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament. An automatic qualifier from any conference that declined a bid vacated the qualifier for that conference. Invitations were declined by nine teams and/or their conferences. Three conferences were given at-large bids but no AQs, based on criteria set by Triple Crown Sports. Vacancies were filled by at-large bids offered to the teams with the highest RPI, regardless of conference or geographic location. Teams were assigned to four-team geographic regionals that met at on-campus sites.


2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship, Brackets
All games were played at campus sites. The sixteen first and eight second round regional tournament games were played November 28–December 1, 2017. Four quarterfinal games were played December 3–6. The two semifinal games were played  December 7–9. The final game was played at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 12 and live-streamed on ESPN3.


2017 National League Championship Series
The 2017 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Los Angeles Dodgers against the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs for the National League pennant and the right to play in the 2017 World Series. The series was a rematch of the 2016 NLCS, which Chicago won four games to two en route to their first World Series victory since 1908. This was just the 10th time two teams have met in at least two straight League Championship Series, which have existed since divisional play began in 1969. The series was the 48th in league history. The Dodgers beat the Cubs in five games to win the NL pennant for the first time in 29 years, their last one in 1988.


2017 National League Championship Series
This was the first time in history that the NLCS and ALCS teams were from the four most populous U.S. cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston.


2017 National League Championship Series
For the first time, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series; this NLCS was sponsored by Camping World and was officially known as the National League Championship Series presented by Camping World.


2017 National League Championship Series
The Dodgers would go on to lose to the Houston Astros in the World Series in a controversial seven-game series.


2017 National League Championship Series, Background
This was the Dodgers' second consecutive appearance in the National League Championship Series, and 12th all-time (with this being their third appearance in the past five seasons). In 2016, they lost in six games to the Chicago Cubs, the eventual World Series winner. By virtue of having the best regular season record in the NL and MLB, the Dodgers held home-field advantage regardless of their opponent.


2017 National League Championship Series, Background
This was the Cubs' third consecutive appearance in the NLCS. In 2015, they were swept in four games by the New York Mets. In 2016, they defeated the Dodgers (4–2) in six games, eventually going on to win their first World Series since 1908.


2017 National League Championship Series, Background
This was the third postseason meeting between the Cubs and Dodgers. The clubs have split their two previous postseason meetings. Los Angeles swept Chicago in the 2008 NLDS (3–0) and the Cubs defeated the Dodgers in the 2016 NLCS in six games (4–2).


2017 National League Championship Series, Background
This was just the tenth time two teams have met in at least two straight League Championship Series, which have existed since divisional play began in 1969. The last time two teams met in the NLCS consecutive years was back in 2008 and 2009, in which the Phillies defeated the Dodgers in five games on both occasions (4–1). The last time a team avenged an NLCS loss with an NLCS win against the same opponent the following year was the Astros over the Cardinals in 2005 (4–2) after losing to the Cardinals in 2004 (4–3).


2017 National League Championship Series, Background
The Dodgers offense took a big hit before the series even began when All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was left off the NLCS roster as a result of a back injury suffered in game three of the division series.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Being without All-Star Corey Seager for the series, the Dodgers used journeyman Charlie Culberson at shortshop in Game 1 for just his second start of the season.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Albert Almora hit a two-run home run off of Clayton Kershaw in the fourth inning. Cubs' starter Jose Quintana held the Dodgers offense to just one baserunner through four innings. However, the Dodgers tied the game in the fifth inning with a Yasiel Puig double and Culberson sacrifice fly after two consecutive walks. Chris Taylor and Puig hit solo home runs in the sixth and seventh off of Hector Rondon and Mike Montgomery, respectively. With two runs batted in, Puig became the first Dodger to have three multi-RBI game in the team's first four postseason games since Dusty Baker in 1977.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
After Puig's home run, Culberson doubled and was tagged out at home trying to score on Justin Turner's single off of John Lackey. Chicago manager Joe Maddon was ejected from the game by Home plate umpire Lance Barksdale after the Dodgers challenged the call, which was overturned upon video review and gave Los Angeles a 5–2 lead. Culberson was determined to have had his path to home plate blocked by Cubs catcher Willson Contreras before he had possession of the ball..


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Kershaw allowed four hits and two runs in five innings of work before the Dodgers bullpen held the Cubs hitless over the next four innings. Kenta Maeda earned the win, getting two groundouts and a lineout on five pitches. Kenley Jansen struck out all four batters he faced to earn his third save this postseason.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
In the second game, Jon Lester and Rich Hill each pitched four scoreless innings before allowing solo runs in the fifth, a solo homer by Addison Russell in the top half and a two-out RBI single by Justin Turner after a leadoff double by Charlie Culberson. The bullpens kept the game tied until the bottom of the ninth when Turner hit a walk-off three-run home run off of John Lackey after walks to Yasiel Puig off of Brian Duensing and Chris Taylor off of Lackey. It was the Dodgers' first walk-off homer in the post-season since Kirk Gibson's homer in game one of the 1988 World Series, exactly 29 years prior.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
The series moved to Wrigley Field in Chicago for Game Three. Kyle Schwarber homered off Yu Darvish in the first inning to give the Cubs an early lead, but it was the only run Darvish allowed in 61⁄3 innings, while he struck out seven Cubs batters. Andre Ethier, making his first start of the post-season, tied the game up with a solo home run in the second off of Kyle Hendricks and Chris Taylor homered in the third to put the Dodgers ahead 2–1. The team added on against the Cubs' pitching staff.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Joc Pederson doubled to lead off the fifth and scored on Chris Taylor's triple. Next inning, the Dodgers put two on with no outs off of Hendricks, who was relieved by Carl Edwards. Edwards walked two to force in another run. In the eighth, Mike Montgomery allowed a leadoff walk and single, then threw two wild pitches that allowed another run to score before Kyle Farmer's sacrifice fly made it 6–1 Dodgers. Their bullpen continued to shut down the Cubs and this was the sixth straight post-season game they won, a franchise record.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
In game four, Jake Arrieta struck out nine batters over 62⁄3 innings in game five for the Cubs while Dodgers starter Alex Wood struck out seven in 42⁄3 innings. All the runs in the game were on solo homers. Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner for the Dodgers in the third and eighth off of Arrieta and Wade Davis, respectively.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Willson Contreras hit one in the second and Javier Báez hit two home runs in the second and fifth for the Cubs, who staved off elimination with a 3–2 win, despite manager Joe Maddon being ejected for the second time this series. Davis pitched the last two innings for the save.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
This would be the last Cubs’ postseason victory of the Theo Epstein-era (2012-2020).


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
The Dodgers jumped on top in Game 5 off of Jose Quintana when Chris Taylor drew a leadoff walk in the first and scored on Cody Bellinger's one-out double. A home run in the second by Enrique Hernández made it 2–0 Dodgers. Next inning, Taylor hit a leadoff double and scored on Justin Turner's single. Quintana allowed two more singles to load the bases with no outs.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Hector Rondon in relief struck out Logan Forsythe, but Hernandez blew the game open with a grand slam, becoming only the fourth Dodger to hit a postseason grand slam (joining Ron Cey and Dusty Baker from the 1977 NLCS and James Loney in the 2008 NLDS). Next inning, Forsythe's two-run double off of John Lackey made it 9–0 Dodgers. Kris Bryant scored the Cubs' only run via a solo home run in the fourth. Every run scored by the Cubs in this series was via home runs.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Hernandez's two-run home run in the ninth off of Mike Montgomery extended the Dodgers' lead to 11–1. His seven RBIs in the game set a NLCS record. Kenley Jansen retired Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Contreras in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Dodgers won the pennant and went to their first World Series since 1988. Chris Taylor and Justin Turner were voted co-MVPs of the series. As for Chicago, their World Series reign was over. This was the third straight year the National League pennant winning team clinched at Wrigley Field.


2017 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Composite line score
The Dodgers +20 run differential for the entire series is tied for the fourth largest in a postseason series.


2017 National League Division Series
The 2017 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams of the 2017 National League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff— played in two series.


2017 National League Division Series
The Dodgers would go on to defeat the Cubs in the NLCS, then lose the 2017 World Series to the American League champion Houston Astros.


2017 National League Division Series
For the first time, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series; T-Mobile US acquired presenting sponsorship to the NLDS, and thus the series was officially known as the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile.


2017 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Arizona
This was the first postseason meeting between these two division rivals, and the 16th time that teams from Phoenix and Los Angeles met in a postseason in the four major North American sports leagues. The teams played each other 19 times during the regular season, with the Diamondbacks winning 11 of the games.


2017 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Arizona, Game 1
Clayton Kershaw started for the Dodgers and he struck out seven in 61⁄3 innings. He also allowed four home runs (to A. J. Pollock in the third, J. D. Martinez in the sixth, and Ketel Marte and Jeff Mathis in the seventh), the first National League pitcher to ever do so in a postseason game. The Dodgers got to Diamondbacks starter Taijuan Walker early, as Justin Turner followed a leadoff single and walk with a three-run home run. Later in the inning, Cody Bellinger singled and scored on Yasiel Puig's double.


2017 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Arizona, Game 1
Walker was replaced after the first inning by Zack Godley, who pitched five innings of relief while allowing three more runs to score, all in the fourth when Corey Seager and Justin Turner hit back-to-back RBI singles after a leadoff single and walk, then an error loaded the bases before Puig's groundout scored another run. In the eighth, Austin Barnes hit a leadoff single off of Andrew Chafin, who was relieved by Jimmie Sherfy. Seager's triple and Turner's single scored a run each to extend the Dodgers' lead to 9–4.


2017 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Arizona, Game 1
Turner had five RBIs in the game, tying Pedro Guerrero (1981) and Davey Lopes (1978) for the Dodgers single game postseason record. Kenley Jansen allowed a run in the ninth on Jake Lamb's groundout with two on before getting David Peralta to line out to end the game as the Dodgers held on to win, 9–5.


2017 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Arizona, Game 2
Game 2 featured a match-up of two left handed starters: Rich Hill, who struggled against Arizona in 2017, against Robbie Ray, who came into Game 2's start 3–0 in five starts with 53 strikeouts against Los Angeles this season. Paul Goldschmidt started the scoring by hitting a two-run home run after a walk in the first inning, but those were the only runs Hill allowed in four innings of work. Ray, who pitched in relief just two days earlier in the wild card game, struggled with command throughout.


2017 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Arizona, Game 2
He struck out six, but walked four, threw three wild pitches, and allowed four runs in 41⁄3 innings. The Dodgers got on the board in the second on two walks, a wild pitch and Yasiel Puig's RBI groundout. In the fourth, three singles loaded the bases with one out for the Dodgers before another wild pitch by Ray tied the game. One out later, Chris Taylor's RBI single put the Dodgers up 3–2. Next inning, Logan Forsythe's RBI single off of Jimmie Sherfy made it 4–2 Dodgers. After a stolen base, Austin Barnes's two-run double made it 6–2 Dodgers.


2017 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Arizona, Game 2
Jorge De La Rosa relieved Sherfy and allowed an RBI single to Puig. In the seventh, Tony Watson allowed back-to-back leadoff singles before Brandon Drury's three-run home run off of Brandon Morrow cut the Dodgers' lead to 7–5. The Dodgers got a run in the bottom of the inning on Ketel Marte's fielding error on Chris Taylor's groundball off of Archie Bradley. Puig and Forsythe each had three hits, while Puig and Barnes batted in two runs each. Kenta Maeda picked up the win in relief with Kenley Jansen earning his first save of the series.


2017 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Arizona, Game 3
In game three, at Chase Field, Yu Darvish struck out seven and allowed only two hits and one run (a home run by Daniel Descalso in the fifth). Meanwhile, Zack Greinke labored through his five innings, walking five and giving up four hits and three runs (two on homers by Cody Bellinger in the fifth and Austin Barnes in the sixth, the other run came in the first on Bellinger's groundout with two on).


2017 National League Division Series, Los Angeles vs. Arizona, Game 3
The bullpens kept the game there and the Dodgers won the game 3–1, completing the sweep of the Diamondbacks and making their third trip to the NLCS in five years. Jansen earned his second save of the postseason by striking out Goldschmidt to end it. Arizona's defeat marked the first time in franchise history they lost an elimination game at Chase Field (winning Game 5 of the 2001 NLDS, games 6 and 7 of the World Series of that same year, games 3 and 4 of the 2011 Division Series, and the 2017 National League Wild Card Game). The Dodgers were the first National League team to sweep an LDS since the 2010 Phillies.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago
This was the first postseason meeting between the Nationals and Cubs.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 1
Game 1 featured a pitching duel between Kyle Hendricks and Stephen Strasburg, with the game being scoreless through five innings. The Cubs, who were held without a hit in the first five innings, were led off in the sixth with Javier Báez reaching on an error by the sure handed Anthony Rendon on a ball that was ruled just fair. Kris Bryant drove home Báez on a two-out RBI single (the first hit by the Cubs on the night) advancing to second on the throw.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 1
The very next batter, Anthony Rizzo, singled home Bryant to make it 2–0 in favor of the Cubs. The Cubs added one more run in the eighth when Jon Jay hit a leadoff double off of Ryan Madson and scored on Anthony Rizzo's double, as Hendricks threw seven scoreless innings giving up just two hits, with the bullpen tossing two scoreless as the Cubs took Game 1 by a score of 3–0.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 2
The Nationals scored their first run of the series on a first-inning home run by Anthony Rendon off Cubs' starter Jon Lester. However, in the top of the second, the Cubs struck right back, as the first batter of the inning, Willson Contreras homered off of Nationals' starter Gio González. The Cubs took the lead in the top of the fourth on a two-run home run by Anthony Rizzo. In the bottom of the fifth, Lester loaded the bases with two outs but got out of the jam by getting Trea Turner to chase to end the threat.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 2
In the bottom of the eighth, Adam Lind led off with a pinch-hit single before Bryce Harper homered off of Carl Edwards Jr. to tie the game at 3–3. Edwards walked Anthony Rendon, then Mike Montogmery allowed a single to Daniel Murphy before Ryan Zimmerman hit a three-run home run to put the Nationals up 6–3. Sean Doolittle retired the Cubs in order in the ninth to tie the series at one, heading to Wrigley Field.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 3
Game 3 featured another pitchers' duel, this time between José Quintana of the Cubs and Max Scherzer of the Nationals. The game featured sloppy defense by the Cubs, as they committed four errors on the game. Two of them came in the top of the sixth with two outs, as Daniel Murphy hit a fly ball to left field that was dropped and kicked around by Kyle Schwarber, allowing Murphy to reach third base. Reliever Pedro Strop came in to face Ryan Zimmerman, but Zimmerman doubled home the game's first run.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 3
Meanwhile, Scherzer had not allowed a hit in the first 61⁄3 innings pitched, when Ben Zobrist doubled, to chase Scherzer from the game. The Nationals brought in lefty reliever Sammy Solis to face Schwarber, but the Cubs sent pinch hitter Albert Almora to hit, and he singled home Zobrist to tie the game at 1–1. In the bottom of the eighth, Tommy La Stella drew a leadoff walk off of Brandon Kintzler, then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 3
One out later, Óliver Pérez was summoned in to face Anthony Rizzo, but he hit a bloop single to left-center field scoring Leonys Martín. Carl Edwards Jr. earned the win with a perfect eighth and Wade Davis got the save with a perfect ninth as the Cubs won the game 2–1, and took a 2–1 lead in the series.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 4
Game 4 was originally scheduled to be played on Tuesday, October 10, but was postponed due to rain. The Nationals were going to use their fourth starter, Tanner Roark to try to save their season, but with the extra rest day, had the opportunity to use their ace, Stephen Strasburg on normal rest. Initially, it was announced that Strasburg was feeling under the weather, but he eventually did make the start. The Cubs stuck to their scheduled starter, Jake Arrieta, who was making possibly his final start as a Cub before entering free agency.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 4
Although the field conditions were playable, the wind was blowing in, and it was raining much throughout, making it difficult to hit the ball well. The Nationals scored first, as with two on and two out in the top of the fourth, Ryan Zimmerman hit a ground ball to shortstop Addison Russell who had trouble handling it. This allowed Zimmerman to reach safely and Trea Turner to score. Arrieta lasted four innings before Game 2 starter Jon Lester took the ball. Lester retired the first 10 batters he faced before giving up a walk to Zimmerman.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 4
However, with Daniel Murphy batting, Lester, who rarely throws to first base, tried to pick off Zimmerman at first. The play was close, but Zimmerman was ruled safe. Replays showed that while Zimmerman beat the throw to the base, his foot might have came off the base while first basemen Anthony Rizzo's tag was still being applied. Cubs' manager Joe Maddon challenged the call, and it was reversed. Regardless, Murphy singled to right-center to end Lester's outing. Carl Edwards Jr. came on to face Anthony Rendon. Edwards surrendered a wild pitch, but Rendon drew a walk.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 4
The next batter, Matt Wieters walked to load the bases. Maddon brought in his closer Wade Davis to face Michael Taylor. Taylor hit a fly ball to right field that barely got out to make it 5–0. Meanwhile, Strasburg pitched well, tossing seven innings, striking out twelve while giving up just three hits and two walks. Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle held the Cubs scoreless as the Nationals won to stave off elimination.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 5
With both teams' seasons on the line, the Cubs brought back Game 1 starter and winning pitcher Kyle Hendricks while the Nationals countered with Game 2 starter Gio González, who got a no decision. The Cubs struck first in the top of the first off of González with an RBI groundout by Anthony Rizzo, scoring Jon Jay. In the bottom of the second, Daniel Murphy led off the inning by hitting the first pitch from Hendricks into the stands to tie the game at 1–1.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 5
After two straight singles, Michael Taylor hit his second homer of the series in as many at bats to give the Nationals a 4–1 lead. The Cubs struck back in the top of the third. With the bases load and one out, Addison Russell grounded out, scoring Kris Bryant. The next batter was Jason Heyward, but with Heyward batting, González uncorked a wild pitch, scoring Willson Contreras, cutting the Nationals' lead to one.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 5
González lasted just three innings, as Matt Albers came on in the top of the fourth and pitched a 1-2-3 inning. In the top of the fifth, Nationals' Game 3 starter Max Scherzer came on to pitch. After getting the first two batters out, Contreras had a two-out single. The next batter, Ben Zobrist, pinch hit for Albert Almora Jr. and he also hit a single. The next batter, Russell hit a double to left field scoring both Contreras and Zobrist, as the Cubs took a 5–4 lead.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 5
After an intentional walk to Heyward, Javier Báez struck out, but catcher Matt Wieters gave up a passed ball. Wieters tried to complete the strikeout by throwing to first base, but the ball got by both first basemen Ryan Zimmerman and second basemen Murphy, allowing Russell to score, and the other runners moving up. The next batter, Tommy La Stella pinch hit for Hendricks, and he fouled off a ball late, hitting Wieters' glove, allowing him to reach via catcher's interference. The next batter, who was the ninth batter of the inning, Jay, was hit by a pitch which forced in a run to make it 7–4 Cubs.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 5
The Cubs added one more run in the top of the sixth to make it 8–4 Cubs, but the Nationals struck back in the bottom half. After the first two batters were retired, Jayson Werth drew a walk off Cubs' reliever Pedro Strop. Mike Montgomery came on to pitch, and he surrendered a double to Bryce Harper. Then on a full count to Zimmerman, Montgomery threw a wild pitch which got by catcher Contreras, allowing Werth to score, and Zimmerman to reach. The next batter, Murphy, doubled to left allowing Harper to score, cutting the Cubs' lead to two.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 5
The Cubs got one back in the top of the seventh on Bryant's RBI groundout, scoring Kyle Schwarber. In the bottom of the seventh, Cubs' setup man Carl Edwards Jr. pitched, but walked his only batter, Taylor. Maddon brought in Game 3 starter José Quintana. After retiring the first batter he faced (José Lobatón), the next two batters, Trea Turner and Werth reached to load the bases. A sacrifice fly by Harper cut the Cubs' lead to 9–7. With Zimmerman due up, Maddon brought on his closer Wade Davis to retire Zimmerman, ending the threat and the inning.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 5
Davis came back out there in the bottom of the eighth. After surrendering leadoff walks to Murphy and Anthony Rendon, Adam Lind pinch hit for pitcher Ryan Madson. Lind, who started the rally in Game 2, grounded into a double play, with Murphy to third base. It turned out to be the last plate appearance of Lind's 12-year career. However, Taylor singled up the middle to score Murphy, cutting the Cubs' lead to one. In the bottom of the ninth, Davis returned to the mound, trying to get the seven out save. He got it, retiring Turner and striking out Werth and Harper swinging to end the game and series, Cubs winning the game 9–8.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 5
Davis recorded his record-tying third save of the series (Aroldis Chapman was the last closer to do accomplish this, doing this in the 2016 NLDS). He is only the third reliever to have gone 3-for-3 in save opportunities in a Division Series, with Dennis Eckersley and Mark Wohlers having accomplished the feat both in the 1996 National League Division Series. This was the Nationals' fourth postseason series loss in six years, while the Cubs advanced to the NLCS for the third consecutive year. Fourteen pitchers were used in the game. The game lasted four hours and 37 minutes, the longest 9-inning postseason game in major league history, beating the record set in last year's postseason, which was also a Game 5 between the Dodgers and Nationals, which the Dodgers won 4–3.


2017 National League Division Series, Washington vs. Chicago, Game 5
In a surprising move considering his success with the club, the Nationals fired Dusty Baker after the series loss.


2017 National League Wild Card Game
The 2017 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 postseason that was played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. The game was televised nationally by TBS. The game took place on October 4 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. with the Diamondbacks winning 11–8, thus eliminating the Rockies from the postseason and advancing the Diamondbacks to the NL Division Series (NLDS) in which they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 3–0.


2017 National League Wild Card Game, Background
This was Arizona's first playoff appearance as a Wild Card team, and their first postseason appearance since the 2011 National League Division Series. This was Colorado's fourth playoff appearance (all as a Wild Card team), and their first postseason appearance since the 2009 National League Division Series. This was the second postseason match-up between the two clubs; previously the Rockies swept the Diamondbacks in the 2007 National League Championship Series.


2017 National League Wild Card Game, Background
Jon Gray started for the Rockies, and Zack Greinke started for the Diamondbacks.


2017 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
Gray was rocked early, allowing two singles to start the bottom of the first, followed by a three-run home run to Paul Goldschmidt. Gray was ultimately knocked out of the game in the bottom of the second after David Peralta singled and scored on Ketel Marte's triple. Daniel Descalso's two-run home run off Tyler Anderson in the third made it 6–0 Diamondbacks. While Greinke coasted through the first three innings, he was unable to complete the fourth inning.


2017 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
After allowing two singles and recording one out, Gerardo Parra's single, Mark Reynolds's groundout, Jonathan Lucroy's double, and Alexi Amarista's pinch hit single scored a run each and reduced the Diamondback's lead to 6–4. This lead was cut further to 6–5 in the seventh when Lucroy doubled, moved to third on Robbie Ray's wild pitch and scored on Charlie Blackmon's bunt groundout off Jorge De La Rosa, but the Diamondbacks extended their lead to 8–5 in the bottom of the inning on Archie Bradley's two-run triple off Pat Neshek. In the process, Bradley not only became the first relief pitcher to record a triple in a playoff game, but also the sixth pitcher in Major League history to record a triple during the playoffs.


2017 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
Back-to-back home runs by Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story off Bradley in the eighth cut the Diamondbacks' lead back to one. The Diamondbacks responded in the bottom half of the inning with A.J. Pollock's two-run triple off Greg Holland (which made the Diamondbacks the first team since the Boston Americans in 1903 to record four triples in a playoff game). After an intentional walk, Jeff Mathis's RBI squeeze single made it 11–7 Diamondbacks.


2017 National League Wild Card Game, Game results, Line score
In the ninth, Ian Desmond hit a leadoff single off Fernando Rodney, who struck out the next two batters, but Desmond advanced two bases on defensive indifferences before scoring on Carlos González's single to cut the Rockies' deficit to 11–8. Arenado then grounded out to end the game as the Diamondbacks advanced to the NLDS.


2017 National League play-off Final
The 2017 National League play-off Final , known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was held on 14 May 2017 at Wembley Stadium and contested between Forest Green Rovers and Tranmere Rovers at the end of the 2016–17 National League season. It was the 15th National League play-off Final, the second under the name National League and the tenth to be played at Wembley. Forest Green Rovers won the match 3–1 to earn promotion to the English Football League for the first time in their history.


2017 National League speedway season
The 2017 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.


2017 National League speedway season, Summary
The title was won by Belle Vue Colts. Eastbourne Eagles finished top of the regular season table.


2017 National League speedway season, Summary
King's Lynn Young Stars withdrew part way through the season and their results were expunged.


2017 National League speedway season, Play-offs
Home team scores are in boldOverall aggregate scores are in red